© 2018 CAAS. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V Water availability is a major constraint on grain production in China, therefore, improving irrigation efficiency is particularly important when agriculture faces extreme weather events. This paper first calculates irrigation efficiency with a translog stochastic frontier production function and then investigates what happens when extreme weather events occur via a Tobit model. The estimated results reveal several important features of irrigation practices: i) irrigation efficiency is lower when extreme weather events occur; ii) large variations in irrigation efficiency occur across irrigation facilities; iii) the farm plots exhibit an extreme distribution across efficiency levels; and iv) wa...
Water shortage in China, particularly in the north and northwest of China, is very serious. The regi...
Due to increasing water scarcity, accelerating industrialization and urbanization, efficiency of irr...
We explore how rice farmers adjust their farm management practices in response to extreme weather ev...
The aggravation of extreme weather events has dramatically increased the risk of severe water shorta...
Rice, China’s most important food crop, is highly dependent on irrigation, but an increasing number ...
<div><p>The North China Plain is one of the most important grain production regions in China, but is...
This work studied the effect of irrigation measures on water changes and crop growth in wheat fields...
The Loess Plateau, the largest arid and semi-arid zone in China, has been confronted with more sever...
International audienceAgricultural food production in China is deeply vulnerable to extreme droughts...
Droughts and water shortage are generally accepted to be one of the most critical problems faced by ...
Water has become increasingly scarce in northwestern China due to climate change, economic growth an...
Background. Deficit irrigation (DI) is a feasible strategy to enhance crop WUE and also has signific...
Water shortage in China, particularly in the north and northwest of China, is very serious. The regi...
Due to increasing water scarcity, accelerating industrialization and urbanization, efficiency of irr...
We explore how rice farmers adjust their farm management practices in response to extreme weather ev...
The aggravation of extreme weather events has dramatically increased the risk of severe water shorta...
Rice, China’s most important food crop, is highly dependent on irrigation, but an increasing number ...
<div><p>The North China Plain is one of the most important grain production regions in China, but is...
This work studied the effect of irrigation measures on water changes and crop growth in wheat fields...
The Loess Plateau, the largest arid and semi-arid zone in China, has been confronted with more sever...
International audienceAgricultural food production in China is deeply vulnerable to extreme droughts...
Droughts and water shortage are generally accepted to be one of the most critical problems faced by ...
Water has become increasingly scarce in northwestern China due to climate change, economic growth an...
Background. Deficit irrigation (DI) is a feasible strategy to enhance crop WUE and also has signific...
Water shortage in China, particularly in the north and northwest of China, is very serious. The regi...
Due to increasing water scarcity, accelerating industrialization and urbanization, efficiency of irr...
We explore how rice farmers adjust their farm management practices in response to extreme weather ev...