Efficiency and its determinants in the public irrigation projects of Brazil

Abstract This paper aims to assess efficiency in the public irrigation projects of Brazil. A Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) model using a limited set of significant variables and adapted to the specific characteristics of existing public irrigation projects in the country was used. Then a Multiple...

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Main Authors: Rui Manuel de Sousa Fragoso, Marcia Gonçalves Pizaia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Economia e Sociologia Rural 2023-10-01
Series:Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-20032023000600202&lng=en&tlng=en