Optimizing water efficiency and energy productivity in choosing a cropping pattern

Optimizing Energy Costs and Water Whithdrawal in a Prototype Water Supply System

Water requirements in many large water supply systems are provided by mixing water withdrawal from surface and underground resources with different quantity and quality.Water supply from underground sources requires energy consumption and surface water resources are limited and unstable.The aim of this research is managing optimal supply of required water of system with minimum energy cost and ...

Optimizing Energy Costs and Water Whithdrawal in a Prototype Water Supply System

Water requirements in many large water supply systems are provided by mixing water withdrawal from surface and underground resources with different quantity and quality.Water supply from underground sources requires energy consumption and surface water resources are limited and unstable.The aim of this research is managing optimal supply of required water of system with minimum energy cost and ...

Efficiency of superabsorbents in improving water productivity

Agricultural residues and various other materials are currently being used as additives to improve the physical and chemical properties of soil. Iran is located in an arid and semiarid region, so using strategies to reduce water use will reduce the problem water scarcity. The use of superabsorbent to increase water uptake and retention is one of the solutions that have been applied to improve w...

Effects of investment in water-saving technology on cropping pattern and employment

Changing Cropping Pattern, Agricultural Diversification and Productivity in Odisha – A District-wise Study

The paper examines the structure and nature of cropping pattern, crop diversification, crop concentration, productivity level and inter-districts disparity in the state of Odisha based on the secondary data collected for the period 1980 – 2005 from different published sources. The study has used Herfindahl index, location quotient, Gini coefficient and panel data regression for analysis. The st...