Sustainable Environmental Economics in Farmers’ Production Factors via Irrigation Resources Utilization Using Technical Efficiency and Allocative Efficiency
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
There is a lot of information in the study. The subject has been tried to be examined in detail.
However, some parts need to be rearranged.
1. It should be explained in the material section; where, how and how many cross-sectional data were collected? Which product was reviewed and why?
The time series and cross section of the panel data should be explained more clearly.
2. The hypotheses of the study are not clear. Is there a clear problem with crop yield or input use in the region?
3. According to the results, increasing returns to scale were found. In this case, would a 1% increase in inputs be valid in practice?
For a sustainable agriculture, is it appropriate to move away from the optimum use of inputs to get a surplus?
Thanks,
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Reviewer 2 Report
The article deals with an important issue. The methods used are correct and sufficient. However, I have a few minor comments:
- There are only 7 references as of 2020 - you would need to insert some newer references into the literature review
- In table 1 - it is necessary to explain (e.g. under the table) Variables affecting deviation of output from frontier - what they mean and how they are measured specifically:
-- CA group leadership style in the scheme
-- Soil status/fertility in the scheme
-- Risk perception on the irrigation technology/resource use
-- Interaction effect between non tangible benefits like use of CF for external support access and income
-- Index of cropping intensity as a proxy of good governance in the irrigation system.
- Line 273 - collective farms organization - what are the forms of group action? Are they agricultural cooperatives?
- Section 3.4. - The contribution of the authors should be clearly emphasized in the content of the article by indicating new performance indicators.
Best regards
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Reviewer 3 Report
Manuscript addresses an important and interesting issue. It reports the results of farmers’ production via irrigation resources utilization and efficiency parameters of technical efficiency and allocative efficiency by way of sustainable environmental economics.
The subject matter of the article is in line with the journal's profile and may be of interest to readers.
However, the manuscript requires the following corrections:
11) The abstract does not indicate the source of the data used in the study. This should be completed.
22) The purpose of the study is not clearly specified. This should be done at the end of the Introduction section or at the beginning of the methodology section.
33) There is a lack of discussion, i.e. reference of the results obtained to studies by other authors.
44) The selection of individual variables/indicators for the study was not justified. This should be at least briefly explained.
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