This paper presents a literature review on Data Envelopment Analysis assessments of
economic efficiency, covering methodological developments and empirical applications. We …

Groundwater is playing an essential role in expanding irrigated agriculture in many parts of
the world. Pakistan is the third-largest user of groundwater for irrigation in the world. The …

Since the last four decades, groundwater irrigation has played a critical role in improving
crop production and rural livelihoods. However, the flawed policies have allowed farmers to …

Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) improves agricultural productivity and enhance farm income
on a sustainable basis, enhance water and nutrients use efficiency, resilient to climatic …

Pakistan is the world's third-largest user of groundwater and the fourth-largest groundwater
withdrawing country. The Indus Basin aquifer from where Pakistan withdraws its …

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a winter cereal crop with higher energy footprints. We
therefore aimed to budget energy use, establish input-output relationships, and to perform …

Improving water-use efficiency (WUE) is a crucial way of achieving green industrial
production and sustainable development. Applying an improved Super-slacks-based …

Agrarian land is being converted into a non-agricultural sector, which is a matter of
significant concern. This study aims to determine the factors responsible for the agrarian …

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivation in north-western India is highly intensive in terms of
resources used and associated energy input. We therefore, studied the resource use …

Groundwater irrigation has a critical role in the sustainability of arable farming in many
developing countries including Pakistan. Groundwater irrigation is generally practiced to …