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dc.contributor.author | Wheeler, S.A. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Zuo, A. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Loch, A. | - |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Ecological Economics, 2015; 112:78-85 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0921-8009 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1873-6106 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2440/93037 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This study investigates the role that certified-organic farming systems play in irrigation water-use in the Murray-Darling Basin, where large-scale government policy has focussed on returning water from irrigation to key ecological sites. Information from Australia's agricultural census in 2011, as well as a specialized irrigation farm survey sample of 1499 observations, compared certified-organic and conventional irrigation water-use. Census and survey results found some evidence for some industries that organic irrigation farms are less water-use efficient (i.e. water use divided by tonne of output), but little significant difference in water-used per irrigated hectare was found overall (although for some industry sectors-notably horticulture-organic farms use less water on a per-hectare basis). After controlling for self-selection, regression model results also indicated that organic irrigation farms use less absolute water than conventional farms; use a smaller percentage of water received; and are more water-use productive (i.e. water use divided by net farm income). A lack of significance for the importance of irrigation infrastructure adoption, plus the importance of water-use charges in reducing water demand, suggests a need for governments to reorientate irrigation policy towards more multi-layered and inclusive practices that promote better soil conditions and water management, rather than focussing on providing subsidies for technology adoption. | - |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | Sarah Ann Wheeler, Alec Zuo, Adam Loch | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | - |
dc.rights | © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. | - |
dc.source.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.02.019 | - |
dc.subject | Organic farming; Water-use; Murray–Darling Basin; Irrigation | - |
dc.title | Watering the farm: Comparing organic and conventional irrigation water use in the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia | - |
dc.type | Journal article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.02.019 | - |
dc.relation.grant | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP140103946 | - |
dc.relation.grant | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP0990429 | - |
dc.relation.grant | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT140100773 | - |
dc.relation.grant | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP0990429 | - |
pubs.publication-status | Published | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Wheeler, S.A. [0000-0002-6073-3172] | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Zuo, A. [0000-0003-0425-4633] | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Loch, A. [0000-0002-1436-8768] | - |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 2 Global Food Studies publications |
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