Water-Saving Technologies and Total Factor Productivity Growth in Small Horticultural Farms in Algeria

cg.contactamine.oulmane@gmail.comen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.centerNational Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forest - INRGREFen_US
cg.contributor.centerUniversité Mohamed Khider de Biskra - UMKBen_US
cg.contributor.centerCentre for Research in Applied Economics for Development - CREADen_US
cg.contributor.funderInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.projectCommunication and Documentation Information Services (CODIS)en_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.countryDZen_US
cg.coverage.regionNorthern Africaen_US
cg.creator.idChebil, Ali: 0000-0002-2931-4762en_US
cg.creator.idFrija, Aymen: 0000-0001-8379-9054en_US
cg.date.embargo-end-dateTimelessen_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40003-019-00446-2en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn2249-720Xen_US
cg.journalAgricultural Researchen_US
cg.subject.agrovocalgeriaen_US
cg.subject.agrovocirrigation systemsen_US
dc.contributorChebil, Alien_US
dc.contributorFrija, Aymenen_US
dc.contributorBenmehaia, Mohamed Amineen_US
dc.creatorOulmane, Amineen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-08T17:03:06Z
dc.date.available2020-10-08T17:03:06Z
dc.description.abstractInvestment in water-saving technologies (WST) was always considered as a solution to manage water demand. Indeed, the adoption of these techniques allows the use of less water in the agricultural production process. Actually, the WST have been widely promoted in Algeria in the last two decades. However, little research exists to support popular claims about their effectiveness. This study aims first, to identify the inputs use differentials between farmers using WST and traditional techniques (gravity irrigation) and, second, to evaluate the impact of WST use on total factor productivity growth (TFP) and determine the contribution of the different inputs in the overall TFP growth of small-scale horticultural farms in the northeastern Algeria (Jijel region). The Tornqvist-Theil index was used for the computation and decomposition of TFP. The results show that the differences of water consumption, gross margin, water productivity and water value indicators between the two groups of farms are statistically significant at 5%. The output growth differential between WST users and non-users is on average 12.73%. It is composed of 6.65% from input growth and 6.08% from TFP growth. Alternatively, output could be increased by 6.08% in average when using the same amount of input. These findings indicate the potential impact of WST on TFP gain. These findings provide helpful information for policy makers to expand the use of these technologies for a better use of irrigation water.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/dspace/limiteden_US
dc.identifier.citationAmine Oulmane, Ali Chebil, Aymen Frija, Mohamed Amine Benmehaia. (28/1/2020). Water-Saving Technologies and Total Factor Productivity Growth in Small Horticultural Farms in Algeria. Agricultural Research.en_US
dc.identifier.statusTimeless limited accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/11890
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.sourceAgricultural Research;(2020)en_US
dc.subjecttotal factor productivityen_US
dc.subjectwater-saving technologiesen_US
dc.subjectwater policy managementen_US
dc.titleWater-Saving Technologies and Total Factor Productivity Growth in Small Horticultural Farms in Algeriaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dcterms.available2020-01-28en_US

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