Using contingent valuation methodology, we present results for farmers' willingness to pay for reliable power, for a sample of 450 farmers in Tamil Nadu, India. We find that small and marginal farmers place a positive value to reliable power. We derive these estimates in a context where electric...

The formation of earth fissures due to groundwater depletion has been reported in many places in North America, Europe, and Asia. Najran Basin is in the southern part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and agricultural activities and other groundwater uses have caused significant groundwater...

Soil water conservation through tillage is widely accepted as one of the ways of improving crop yields in rainfed agriculture. Field experiments were conducted between 2007 and 2009 to evaluate the effects of conservation tillage on the yields and crop water use efficiency of maize (Zea mays L.)...