Economic efficiency of drip and flood irrigation. Comparative analysis at farm scale using DEA
In recent decades, there has been a massive replacement of flood irrigation with drip irrigation throughout the world. Numerous studies have been published on the efficiency of these techniques in terms of water savings, but few works have paid attention to their economic efficiency at farm scale. I...
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| author | Marta García-Mollá Rosa Puertas Medina Virgina Vega-Carrero Carles Sanchis-Ibor |
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| description | In recent decades, there has been a massive replacement of flood irrigation with drip irrigation throughout the world. Numerous studies have been published on the efficiency of these techniques in terms of water savings, but few works have paid attention to their economic efficiency at farm scale. In this research, a two-stage methodology has been used for this purpose, developed in three irrigated areas of the region of Valencia (Eastern Spain). In the first stage, interviews were conducted with experts from irrigation communities and cooperatives, and in the second stage, an efficiency analysis was carried out using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). It is concluded that, although the cultivation costs of drip irrigation are lower and the technology gap (TGRK) is smaller than flood irrigation, there is much room for improvement. Policies to promote the installation of localised irrigation should include complementary measures to ensure the viability of modernised farms. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b6f1ce158793454aa336a7ada8ddc44e2025-08-20T02:13:44ZengElsevierAgricultural Water Management1873-22832025-03-0130910931410.1016/j.agwat.2025.109314Economic efficiency of drip and flood irrigation. Comparative analysis at farm scale using DEAMarta García-Mollá0Rosa Puertas Medina1Virgina Vega-Carrero2Carles Sanchis-Ibor3Centro Valenciano de Estudios del Riego, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain; Corresponding author.Economics and Social Sciences Department (Building 7J), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camí de Vera s/n, 46022, SpainCentro Valenciano de Estudios del Riego, Universitat Politècnica de València, SpainCentro Valenciano de Estudios del Riego, Universitat Politècnica de València, SpainIn recent decades, there has been a massive replacement of flood irrigation with drip irrigation throughout the world. Numerous studies have been published on the efficiency of these techniques in terms of water savings, but few works have paid attention to their economic efficiency at farm scale. In this research, a two-stage methodology has been used for this purpose, developed in three irrigated areas of the region of Valencia (Eastern Spain). In the first stage, interviews were conducted with experts from irrigation communities and cooperatives, and in the second stage, an efficiency analysis was carried out using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). It is concluded that, although the cultivation costs of drip irrigation are lower and the technology gap (TGRK) is smaller than flood irrigation, there is much room for improvement. Policies to promote the installation of localised irrigation should include complementary measures to ensure the viability of modernised farms.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378377425000289Data envelopment analysisWater efficiencyDrip irrigationFlood irrigation |
| spellingShingle | Marta García-Mollá Rosa Puertas Medina Virgina Vega-Carrero Carles Sanchis-Ibor Economic efficiency of drip and flood irrigation. Comparative analysis at farm scale using DEA Agricultural Water Management Data envelopment analysis Water efficiency Drip irrigation Flood irrigation |
| title | Economic efficiency of drip and flood irrigation. Comparative analysis at farm scale using DEA |
| title_full | Economic efficiency of drip and flood irrigation. Comparative analysis at farm scale using DEA |
| title_fullStr | Economic efficiency of drip and flood irrigation. Comparative analysis at farm scale using DEA |
| title_full_unstemmed | Economic efficiency of drip and flood irrigation. Comparative analysis at farm scale using DEA |
| title_short | Economic efficiency of drip and flood irrigation. Comparative analysis at farm scale using DEA |
| title_sort | economic efficiency of drip and flood irrigation comparative analysis at farm scale using dea |
| topic | Data envelopment analysis Water efficiency Drip irrigation Flood irrigation |
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