Are new institutional economics enough? Promoting photovoltaics in India's agricultural sector

Radulovic, Verena

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2004.03.004

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“…Increasing focus on the role of institutions in differential economic growth has now added new dimension to the study of technology transfer and appropriate technology (Hall and Yoganand 2004;Radulovic 2005). New Institutional Economics (NIE) that makes explicit considerations of institutional arrangement and institutional environment (North 1997;Williamson 1990), are now frequently drawn on in the literature on efficient extension mechanisms (that reduces transaction cost and enhances economic efficiency) (Birner and Anderson 2007;Kherallah and Kirsten 2002).…”

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Farm types and their economic characterization in complex agro-ecosystems for informed extension intervention: study from coastal West Bengal, India

2014

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen: Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden. Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen. Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Abstract Identification and characterization of farming systems simplify huge diversity of farm types in complex agro-ecosystems, which is of critical importance for precise technological intervention and informed policy support. Multivariate statistical techniques like Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Cluster Analysis (CA) may be used for a wide variety of situations associated with farm typology delineation. The present study conducted in coastal saline India demonstratively established the usefulness of such methodology in identification of predominant farm types and their characterization. Data collected from 144 farm households through questionnaire survey could identify four predominant farm types with differential income sources and resource-base. The methodological perspective employed in the study may be used as a decision support tool by extension agencies. On other hand, a differentiated, holistic and broad-based extension intervention with suitable institutional arrangement will be needed to address the need of these identified farm types. This will lead to a reduced transaction cost of the agricultural research and extension systems in diverse ecosystems in India and many similar situations in the developing countries.

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Farm types and their economic characterization in complex agro-ecosystems for informed extension intervention: study from coastal West Bengal, India

2014

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“…This leads to the second generation barriers to ensure an effective transition from projects to programmes. Radulovic (2005) presents an analysis of market barriers in using solar PV for productive uses and provides an example from the Indian agricultural sector. The author suggests that the call by neo-institutional economists (NIE) for getting institutions right is not sufficient to address the problem because it does not offer viable solutions for political interference in the barrier removal process.…”

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Financing Electrification and Off-Grid Electricity Access Systems

Bhattacharyya

2012

Rural Electrification Through Decentralised Off-Grid Systems in Developing Countries

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This chapter provides a review of financing mechanisms used for energy access in general and off-grid electrification in particular. It reviews the literature on the subject and tries to find answers to issues like whether the funding has been adequate, whether sufficient funding for the future is likely to be available, whether states should take the lead or leave it to the private sector and so on. It also looks at the innovative approaches used in funding and indicates whether small-scale projects can benefit from such initiatives. The chapter finds that in general the state has played an important role in funding infrastructure investments in both developed and developing countries. But many developing countries faced difficulties financially and neglected this for a long time. The gap has been somewhat filled by international donor agencies but their scale of operation so far has been selective and limited and cannot ensure adequate funding for the future. The innovative mechanisms are also unfriendly towards small-scale projects and therefore, do not really provide much hope. The challenge of mobilising finance and ensuring its appropriate delivery and use remains a major issue and would require a co-ordinated effort of all relevant stakeholders.

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“…(3) Strengthen the supervision of the implementation of industrial policies. A niche market should be created for PV agriculture through policy implementation [7]. At present, China attaches great importance to PV agriculture and has given support to many policies.…”

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“…As predicted by Katzman and Matlin, the optimal application time for PV in agriculture was not until after 2000, both from a cost-effective perspective and from a commercial viability perspective. The problem of barriers to the application of PV agriculture was still mentioned in the early stage literature in the 21st century, including Radulovic's proposal to promote the application of PV in the Indian agricultural sector, proposing to overcome "political barriers" [7]. Mousazadeh also analyzed the issue of "replacement cost barriers" in related research [8].…”

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Research on Coupling Coordination Development for Photovoltaic Agriculture System in China

2019

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To explore the law of coupling coordination development of China’s photovoltaic (PV) agriculture system, this study measured the comprehensive development level of the agriculture and PV industries from 2007 to 2016 using China’s agricultural and photovoltaic industry statistics. Once this was achieved, the coupling coordination degree of the PV agricultural system was measured and a development mode of this system was determined. Finally, we explored the development trend of the coupled and coordinated evolution of the system. The main research results show that: (1) Although the development level of the agriculture and PV industries are both in an upward trend, the rising rate of development by the PV industry far exceeds the agriculture industry. (2) As agricultural and PV industries expand, they both show stock resource-led characteristics, but the incremental resources of the PV industry are gradually taking the lead. (3) The coupling coordination degree of the agriculture and PV industries fluctuates as it rises, but the coupling is low. It has not yet evolved to a higher level of coupling, and the speed of upgrading and evolution is slow. (4) In the next 10 years, the evolution speed of the two industries will be significantly improved, and the coupling between them will enter the coordination stage. PV agriculture will further develop in a sustainable direction.

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Are new institutional economics enough? Promoting photovoltaics in India's agricultural sector

Cited by 41 publications

References 31 publications

Farm types and their economic characterization in complex agro-ecosystems for informed extension intervention: study from coastal West Bengal, India

Farm types and their economic characterization in complex agro-ecosystems for informed extension intervention: study from coastal West Bengal, India

Financing Electrification and Off-Grid Electricity Access Systems

Research on Coupling Coordination Development for Photovoltaic Agriculture System in China

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