TanzaniaThis study was conducted to examine perceptions of the farmers and key informants on the use of low-quality irrigation water for vegetable production in urban and peri-urban areas in Morogoro, Tanzania. The methods used to collect data were farmer surveys (n = 60), focus group ...
Family agricultural production represents one-third of Agricultural Gross Domestic Product (AGDP) and contributes with 1.2 % of the GDP in Chile. In addition, this segment controls 85 % of the farms in the country, and generates 60,000 direct and indirect jobs, benefiting 1.2 million of people...
Furthermore, irrigation water security promotes rural livelihoods and economic growth, as agriculture accounts for a significant portion of South Africa’s GDP and jobs, according to Mwale et al. [4]. In addition, South Africa’s smallholder economy makes a major contribution to the country’s ...
Furthermore, irrigation water security promotes rural livelihoods and economic growth, as agriculture accounts for a significant portion of South Africa’s GDP and jobs, according to Mwale et al. [4]. In addition, South Africa’s smallholder economy makes a major contribution to the country’s ...
Irrigation water demand in other countries such as Australia and Tanzania are also found to be inelastic [17,18]. Studies that report crop-specific estimates have the same finding of inelastic water demand. For instance, the estimated price elasticities of demand for water used in wheat ...