@article{Frija:253493,
      recid = {253493},
      author = {Frija, Aymen and Chebil, Ali and Abdelkafi, Belhassen},
      title = {Irrigation water use efficiency in collective irrigated  schemes of Tunisia: determinants and potential irrigation  cost reduction},
      journal = {Agricultural Economics Review},
      address = {2012},
      number = {389-2016-23486},
      pages = {10},
      year = {2012},
      abstract = {This study aims to measure the farm specific irrigation  water use efficiency (IWUE),
through non parametric DEA  model; and to evaluate the potential irrigation  cost
reductions and the main factors causing variations in  IWUE among a sample of
irrigated farms in Tunisia. Cross  sectional data collected from a sample of 75  farms
participating in the the WaDImena project in adhour  region (northern Tunisia) was
used. The results showed that  the average level of IWUE across the farm sample was
around  61.2%. Farmers would be able to reduce their actual cost by  5% if they adjust
irrigation water to its efficient level.  This low level of cost reductions is consistent with
the  existing literature about IWUE in Tunisia. Moreover,  education level of farmers,
access to credit and  agricultural extension service showed a positive  relationship with
the IWUE in our case study.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/253493},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.253493},
}