Ali A, Xia C, Jia C, Faisal M (2020) Investment profitability and economic efficiency of the drip irrigation system: Evidence from Egypt. Irrig Drain 69(5):1033–1050. https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2511
Al-Mezeini NK, Oukil A, Al-Ismaili AM (2020) Investigating the efficiency of greenhouse production in Oman: A two-stage approach based on Data Envelopment Analysis and double bootstrapping. J Clean Prod 247:119160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119160
Bagchi M, Rahman S, Shunbo Y (2019) Growth in agricultural productivity and its components in Bangladeshi regions (1987–2009): An application of bootstrapped data envelopment analysis (DEA). Economies 7(2):37. https://doi.org/10.3390/economies7020037
[+]
Ali A, Xia C, Jia C, Faisal M (2020) Investment profitability and economic efficiency of the drip irrigation system: Evidence from Egypt. Irrig Drain 69(5):1033–1050. https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2511
Al-Mezeini NK, Oukil A, Al-Ismaili AM (2020) Investigating the efficiency of greenhouse production in Oman: A two-stage approach based on Data Envelopment Analysis and double bootstrapping. J Clean Prod 247:119160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119160
Bagchi M, Rahman S, Shunbo Y (2019) Growth in agricultural productivity and its components in Bangladeshi regions (1987–2009): An application of bootstrapped data envelopment analysis (DEA). Economies 7(2):37. https://doi.org/10.3390/economies7020037
Bai S, Kang Y, Wan S (2020) Winter wheat growth and water use under different drip irrigation regimes in the North China Plain Winter wheat growth and water use under different drip irrigation regimes in the North China Plain. Irrig Sci 38:321–335. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00271-020-00673-4
Banker RD, Charnes A, Cooper WW (1984) Some models for estimating technical and scale inefficiencies in data envelopment analysis. Manag Sci 30:1078–1092. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.30.9.1078
Berbel J, Expósito A, Gutiérrez-Martín C, Mateos L (2019) Effects of the irrigation modernization in Spain 2002–2015. Water Resour Manag 33:1835–1849. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-019-02215-w
Berbel J, Gutiérrez-Martín C, Rodríguez-Díaz JA, Camacho E, Montesinos P (2015) Literature review on rebound effect of water saving measures and analysis of a Spanish case study. Water Resour Manag 293:663–678. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-014-0839-0
Boelens R, Perreault T, Vos J (2018) Water justice. Cambridge University Press
Cao X, Xiao J, Wu M, Zeng W, Huang X (2021) Agricultural water use efficiency and driving force assessment to improve regional productivity and effectiveness. Water Resour Manag 35:2519–2535. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-021-02845-z
Cao Y, Zhang W, Ren J (2020) Efficiency analysis of the input for water-saving agriculture in China. Water 12(1):207. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12010207
Charnes A, Cooper W, Rhodes E (1978) Measuring the efficiency of decision making units. Eur J Oper Res 2:429–444. https://doi.org/10.1016/0377-2217(78)90138-8
Cinaroglu S (2021) Oncology services efficiency in the age of pandemic: A jackknife and bootstrap sensitivity analysis for robustness check of DEA scores. J Cancer Policy 27:100262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpo.2020.100262
De los Reyes MLF, Schultz B (2018) Modernization of national irrigation systems in the Philippines: Linking design, operation and water supply. Irrig Drain 68(1):59–66. https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2260
FAO (2017) Water for sustainable food and agriculture: A report produced for the G20 presidency of Germany. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome. http://www.fao.org/3/a-i7959e.pdf
Gautam TK, Paudel KP, Guidry KM (2020) An evaluation of irrigation water use efficiency in crop production using a data envelopment analysis approach: A case of Louisiana, USA. Water 12(11):3193. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12113193
Geng Q, Ren Q, Nolan RH, Wu P, Yu Q (2019) Assessing China’s agricultural water use efficiency in a green-blue water perspective: A study based on data envelopment analysis. Ecol Indic 96:329–335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.09.011
Geng X (2020) On the regional differences in agricultural water use efficiency in China and their convergence. Int J Des Nat Ecodynamics 15(2):189–196. https://doi.org/10.18280/ijdne.150208
Golany B, Roll Y (1989) An application procedure for DEA. Omega 17(3):237–250. https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-0483(89)90029-7
García-Mollá M, Sanchis-Ibor C, Avellà L (2017) La modernización de regadíos en las entidades de riego valencianas. Efectos en el uso y costes del agua. In: Berbel J, Gutiérrez-Martín C, (ed) Efectos de la modernización de regadíos en España. Cajamar Caja Rural, Almería
Grafton RQ, Williams J, Perry CJ, Molle F, Ringler C, Steduto P, Udall B, Wheeler SA, Wang Y, Garrick D (2018) The paradox of irrigation efficiency. Science 361:748–750. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aat9314
Guo Y, Yu Y, Ren H, Xu L (2020) Scenario-based DEA assessment of energy-saving technological combinations in aluminum industry. J Clean Prod 260:121010. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121010
GVA (2020) Informe del Sector Agrari Valencià, València: Generalitat Valenciana. Available online: http://www.agroambient.gva.es/va/informes-del-sector-agrario-valenciano (accessed on 31 Jan 2021)
Hafsal K, Suvvari A, Durai SRS (2020) Efficiency of Indian banks with non-performing assets: evidence from two-stage network DEA. Future Bus J 6:26. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43093-020-00030-z
Herrera S, Pang G (2005) Efficiency of public spending in developing countries: An efficiency frontier approach Vol. 1, 2 & 3. Policy Res Work Pap. https://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-3645
Huang D, Shen Z, Sun C, Li G (2021) Shifting from production-based to consumption-based nexus governance: evidence from an input–output analysis of the local water-energy-food nexus. Water Resour Manag 35:1673–1688. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-021-02797-4
Imran MA, Ali A, Ashfaq M, Hassan S, Culas R, Ma C (2019) Impact of climate smart agriculture (CSA) through sustainable irrigation management on Resource use efficiency: A sustainable production alternative for cotton. Land Use Pol 88:104113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104113
INE (2011) Censo Agrario 2009. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Statistics National Institute): Madrid, Spain. Available online: http://www.pegv.gva.es/es/temas/agriculturaganaderiaselviculturacazapescayacuicultura/censoagrario/censoagrario2009 (accessed on 1 July 2020)
Khadra R, Sagardoy JA (2019) Irrigation governance challenges in the Mediterranean Region: Learning from experiences and promoting sustainable performance. Springer, New York
Li N, Jiang Y, Mu H, Yu Z (2018) Efficiency evaluation and improvement potential for the Chinese agricultural sector at the provincial level based on data envelopment analysis (DEA). Energy 164:1145–1160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2018.08.150
Lombardi GV, Stefani G, Paci A, Becagli C, Miliacca M, Gastaldi M, Giannetti BF, Almeida CMVB (2019) The sustainability of the Italian water sector: An empirical analysis by DEA. J Clean Prod 227:1035–1043. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.283
MAPA (2020) Encuesta sobre Superficies y Rendimientos de Cultivos (ESYRCE). Madrid: Ministerios de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación. Available online: https://www.mapa.gob.es/es/estadistica/temas/estadisticasagrarias/agricultura/esyrce. Accessed 6 Apr 2021
Marco JB, Mateu J, Romero J (1994) Regadíos históricos valencianos: Propuestas de rehabilitación. Conselleria d'Agricultura i Pesca, Servei d'Estudis Agraris i Comunitaris, Valencia
Martinho VJPD (2020) Efficient water management: An analysis for the agricultural sector. Water Policy 22(3):396–416. https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2020.191
Medal A, Sala R (2011) Efficiency analysis in the Spanish Port System: Framework, evolution and perspectives. Ed. Fundación Valencia Port. Valencia
Molle F, Sanchis-Ibor C, Avella L (eds) (2019) Irrigation in the Mediterranean: Technologies Institutions and Policies. Springer, Cham (Switzerland)
Nair S, Johnson J, Wang C (2013) Efficiency of irrigation water use: A review from the perspectives of multiple disciplines. Agron J 105(2):351–363. https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2012.0421
Narayanamoorthy A, Devika N, Suresh R, Sujitha KS (2020) Efficiency and viability of drip method of irrigation in groundnut cultivation: an empirical analysis from South India. Water Policy 22(6):1109–1125. https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2020.257
Nazari B, Liaghat A, Akbari MR, Keshavarz M (2018) Irrigation water management in Iran: Implications for water use efficiency improvement. Agric Water Manag 208:7–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2018.06.003
Pereira H, Marques RC (2017) An analytical review of irrigation efficiency measured using deterministic and stochastic models. Agric Water Manag 184:28–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2016.12.019
Perry C, Steduto P (2017) Does improved irrigation technology save water? A review of the evidence. Cairo: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Poblador N, Sanchis-Ibor C, Kuper M (2021) The landing of parachuted technology: Appropriation of centralised drip irrigation systems by irrigation communities in the region of Valencia (Spain). Water Altern 14(1):228–247
Põldaru R, Roots J (2014) A PCA–DEA approach to measure the quality of life in Estonian counties. Socio-Econ Plan Sci 48(1):65–73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2013.10.001
Rezaee MJ, Yousefi S, Eshkevari M, Valipour M, Saberi M (2020) Risk analysis of health, safety and environment in chemical industry integrating linguistic FMEA, fuzzy inference system and fuzzy DEA. Stoch Environ Res Risk Assess 34:201–218. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00477-019-01754-3
Sanchis-Ibor C, García-Mollá M, Avellà-Reus L (2016) Las políticas de implantación del riego localizado. Efectos en las entidades de riego de la Comunidad Valenciana. Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles 72:9–36. https://doi.org/10.21138/bage.2330
Sinha R, Gilmont M, Hope R, Dadson S (2019) Understanding the effectiveness of investments in irrigation system modernization: evidence from Madhya Pradesh, India. Int J Water Resour Dev 35(5):847–870. https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2018.1480357
Song M, Wang R, Zeng X (2018) Water resources utilization efficiency and influence factors under environmental restrictions. J Clean Prod 184:611–621. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.02.259
Sukmana R, Ajija SR, Salama SCU, Ahmad Hudaifah A (2020) Financial performance of rural banks in Indonesia: A two-stage DEA approach. Heliyon 6(7):e04390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04390
Toloo M, Barat M, Masoumzadeh A (2015) Selective measures in data envelopment analysis. Ann Oper Res 226(1):623–642. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-014-1714-3
Tsakmakis ID, Zoidou M, Gikas GD, Sylaios GK (2018) Impact of irrigation technologies and strategies on cotton water footprint using AquaCrop and CROPWAT models. Environ Process 5:181–199. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40710-018-0289-4
United Nations (2020) The United Nations world water development report 2020: water and climate change. UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme
Venot JP, Zwarteveen M, Kuper M, Boesveld H, Bossenbroek L, van der Kooij S, Wanvoeke J, Benouniche M, Errahj M, De Fraiture C, Verma S (2014) Beyond the promises of technology: A review of the discourses and actors who make drip irrigation. Irrig Drain 63(2):186–194. https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.1839
Venot JP, Kuper M, Zwarteveen M (2017) Drip irrigation for agriculture: untold stories of efficiency, innovation and development. Earthscan from Routledge, Abingdon
Volschenk T (2020) Water use and irrigation management of pomegranate trees - A review. Agric Water Manag 241:106375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106375
Wang F, Yu C, Xiong L, Chang Y (2019) How can agricultural water use efficiency be promoted in China? A spatial-temporal analysis. Resour Conserv Recy 145:411–418. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.03.017
Wang G, Lin N, Zhou X, Li Z, Deng X (2018) Three-stage data envelopment analysis of agricultural water use efficiency: A case study of the Heihe River Basin. Sustainability 10(2):568. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10020568
Wang Y, Li S, Qin S, Guo H, Yang D, Lam HM (2020) How can drip irrigation save water and reduce evapotranspiration compared to border irrigation in arid regions in northwest China. Agric Water Manag 239:106256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106256
World Bank (2019) Irrigation in Turkey to be modernized with World Bank financing. Available at http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/pressrelease/2019/01/22/irrigation-in-turkey-to-be-modernized-with-worldbank-financing. Accessed 26 Mar 2021
Yin P, Chu J, Wu J, Ding J, Yang M, Wang Y (2020) A DEA-based two-stage network approach for hotel performance analysis: An internal cooperation perspective. Omega 93:102035. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2019.02.004
Yu L, Zhao X, Gao X, Siddique KHM (2020) Improving/maintaining water-use efficiency and yield of wheat by deficit irrigation: A global meta-analysis. Agric Water Manag 228:105906. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2019.105906
[-]