impact on the growth of agriculture during the period 1976–2006. Public spending on agriculture and irrigation had a positive …This note analyzes the trends and evolution of public spending in the agriculture sector in Indonesia, as well as its … impact on agriculture growth during that period, whereas public spending on fertilizer subsidies had the opposite effect. As …

farmers near the headworks use irrigation water in the optimal program, and only farmers more distant from the headworks …

Water is critical for agriculture, yet surprisingly few studies internationally have analysed the value placed on water … specified quantities of water for agricultural purposes. Some water is extracted through large-scale irrigation infrastructure … draining soils benefit most from irrigation, possibly because the water is retained for longer on these properties. Drier areas …

in the Murray Darling Basin could be improved, in a report released today. The buyback and a larger irrigation …

-functional agriculture. This occurs through a diversification mechanism on regional land-uses. Spatial disparities however suggest that …

activities have been effective in reducing poverty in India. To ensure sensitivity and robustness of the results, three different … fourteen Indian states from 13th to 53rd rounds of National Sample Survey of India are used for estimating poverty. Using …

Agriculture was and is still considered a strategic sector of the Romanian economy; out of this reason a greater … contribution is expected from agriculture to the gross value added at national level. However, the lack of new investments or … rehabilitation of the existing ones in agriculture adversely impacts its capacity to produce gross value added and makes it …