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Irrigation Water Supply as a Bioeconomic Process

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 September 2016

Gary D. Lynne ,
William G. Boggess  and
Kenneth M. Portier
Gary D. Lynne
Affiliation:
Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida
William G. Boggess
Affiliation:
Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida
Kenneth M. Portier
Affiliation:
Statistics Department, University of Florida
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Abstract

Irrigation water is produced within the irrigation subprocess of a farm. Water supply is identified for effective field water, which sets the upper bound on water available for plant use. Georgescu-Roegen process analysis concepts are merged with the neoclassical theory of cost as the underlying framework. The approach is illustrated for a permanent overhead system used in a Florida citrus grove. The marginal cost for the 2.54 centimeters application depth dominates all other depths for the higher water levels. Process analysis is an important analytical tool for increasing understanding of the features of irrigation water supply.

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water supplyirrigation costswater costsprocess analysis

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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , December 1984 , pp. 73 - 82
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1984

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