South Africa is classified as a water-scarce country, and depends on agriculture for food
production. The irrigation sector is the largest consumer of water in the country, accounting …

Research on environmental concern has consistently found that women have modestly
stronger pro-environmental values, beliefs, and attitudes than do men. Scholars have …

More efficient and sustainable use of water is increasingly becoming an urgency in drought
prone parts of the world. In particular, in water scarce regions such as the Mediterranean …

Data from a farm survey and choice experiment are used to value the benefits of Bt cotton in
Pakistan. Unlike previous research on the economic impacts of Bt, which mostly …

CONTEXT Sustainable intensification (SI) is envisioned as an effective strategy for
developing countries to increase farm productivity while reducing negative environmental …

Many empirical studies have documented the role of farm management practices such as
irrigation in reducing poverty and improving household well-being. Few studies, however …

The role of irrigation water pricing as a signal for scarcity and opportunity cost of water, and
financing tool for irrigation developments has been strongly upheld. While the ability and …

To ensure efficient water allocation and use, policy designers have adopted various
strategies, including price setting, decentralising irrigation water management or improving …

Determining the value of environmental goods that impact human populations, such as
potable water, is often highly problematic. The all‐too‐common lack of realistic markets for …

In many urban settings around the world the severity of water scarcity has induced changes
in household behavior, leading to reduction in the volume of water demanded. One of the …