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The paradox of irrigation efficiency

R. Quentin Grafton, John Williams, Chris Perry, François Molle, Claudia Ringler, Pasquale Steduto, B. Udall, Sarah Ann Wheeler, Y. Wang, Dustin Garrick, Richard G. Allen

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Higher efficiency rarely reduces water consumption

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Higher efficiency rarely reduces water consumption

Key concepts: Water consumption, Irrigation, Consumption (sociology), Water-use efficiency, Environmental science, Water efficiency, Natural resource economics, Agricultural economics

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