Economic valuation of SRI paddy

Economic Valuation of the Shadegan Wetland

The Shadegan Wetland is located in the southwest of Iran. It is one of the wetlands internationally registered in the Ramsar Convention. Thanks to its variety of functionalities this wetlands has provided the local people with lots of job opportunities. Nowadays, as a result of located in the oil fields, this wetland is threatened by many of the projects run in its vicinity, like oil exploratio...

Factors Affecting Farmers` Higher Gain from Paddy Marketing: A Case Study on Paddy Farmers in North Central Province, Sri Lanka

This study focused to identify the likelihood factors affecting on farmers’ higher gain from paddy marketing in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka, where the main paddy cultivation area of the country. The required data was drawn from the field survey carried out in three irrigation systems covering 257 farmers during July to August 2010. The empirical logit model was used to assess factor...

Applying CVM for Economic Valuation of Drinking Water in Iran

Economic valuation of water is useful in the administration and management of water. Population growth and urbanization caused municipal water demand increase in Iran. Limited water resource supply and urban water network capacity raised complexity in water resources management. Present condition suggests using economic value of water as a criterion for allocating policies and feasibility study...

Promoting Economic Growth in Sri

Marine Biodiversity: An Economic Valuation

A goods and services approach has been applied to determine the economic value of marine biodiversity in the UK. This paper presents the goods and services resulting from marine biodiversity in UK waters, detailing the habitats and species which provide them, and the likely impact of a decrease in biodiversity. Where possible a monetary value was assigned to each of the goods and services. Valu...