@article{Bakhshi:246099,
      recid = {246099},
      author = {Bakhshi, Mohammad Reza and Nejati, Behnaz and Shateri,  Mofid},
      title = {Comparative –Analytical Study of Economic Productivity of  Water between Smallholding and Rural Production Cooperative  Utilization System},
      journal = {International Journal of Agricultural Management and  Development (IJAMAD)},
      address = {2014},
      number = {1047-2016-85536},
      year = {2014},
      abstract = {In recent years, farming section of South Khorasan  Province
faces different limitations such as increasing  shortage of
water resources and continuous reduction of  weather showers.
Considering consecutive droughts and water  crisis in agricultural
plain of the province, it is  necessary to use water resources optimally
and increase  productivity of water shortage input.
Comparison of water  productivity among the available utilization
systems in  agricultural section of the province can cause  recognition
of suitable and efficient utilization system  for optimal
use of water shortage input and increase water  productivity in
production of crops. In the present  research, different indices
of water productivity for  production of crops in two small
holding utilization system  and Rural Production Cooperative
in Khosef County have been  calculated and compared. The required
data have been  collected with a sample of 247 farmers
and with two-staged  cluster sampling and with questionnaire.
To calculate and  compare water productivity, Benefit Per Drop,
Crop Per Drop  and Net Benefit Per Drop indices have been
used. Results  showed that the said indices were different for
similar  products in two utilization systems and in most crops,
the  said indices in rural production cooperative system  were
higher than small holding system. Therefore, gathering  of
smallholder’s farmers as rural production cooperative  can lead
to more desirable utilization of water resources  and reduction
of drought effects and water crisis.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/246099},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.246099},
}