Duration analysis of adoption of drip irrigation technology in southeastern Spain

Alcón, Francisco; Gómez, María Dolores de Miguel; Burton, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2011.02.001

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“…Regarding the adoption of a new technology, in particular, several factors may impact farmers' decisions, some of which are directly related to that technology, whereas others regard farmers' characteristics. Specifically, with regards to new technology, its adoption may be determined, first of all, by farmers' expectations about its benefits and the extent to which it could help them achieve their objectives (i.e., its usefulness), as well as its complexity and the effort that farmers would need to learn how to use it [6,41]. The easier it is to use a new technology, the less the uncertainty about its advantages in terms of improved performances.…”

Section: The Role Of Farmers' Innovativenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Determinants of Farmers’ Intention to Adopt Water Saving Measures: Evidence from Italy

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Abstract:The present research is aimed at establishing how farmers can be encouraged to adopt irrigation water saving measures. By developing and implementing an extended version of the well-known Theory of Planned Behavior, we considered farmers' propensity to adopt innovations and their water footprints. In a sample of 150 Italian farmers, we found that favorable attitudes towards water saving measures, and the orientations of environmental associations and public bodies favorably influence farmers' intentions to adopt water saving measures. Farmers' innovativeness and water footprints also exert a significant influence on their adoption intentions. The paper also discusses the contribution of these results to the previous literature and highlights practical implications for policy makers interested in promoting the adoption of irrigation water saving measures.

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“…In many countries, the adoption rate remains regrettably low [6]. This problem is particularly relevant in Italy, which is the third largest European user of water after Greece and Spain [7].…”

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Determinants of Farmers’ Intention to Adopt Water Saving Measures: Evidence from Italy

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“…Water price has a direct impact on demand and secondary impact on choice of efficiency measure and capital investments [38,39]. Similarly, purchasing water in water markets or other similar alternatives is cost effective compared to subsidies for investments in improved irrigation efficiency [40].…”

Section: Adoption Of Irrigation Efficiency Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A study in India found that training and education of farmers, in addition to "changes in government policies such as rules and regulations, pricing, institution building and infrastructure development" is needed to encourage adopting water efficient cultivation methods [44]. Other research has shown farmers that adopt water efficiency mechanisms earlier are often younger, more educated, more cosmopolitan, higher income, have larger farm operations, and receive primary sources of information about the technologies or management practices [35,39,45]. Farmers that have trialed a mechanism are also more likely to adopt [39].…”

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Food, Fracking, and Freshwater: The Potential for Markets and Cross-Sectoral Investments to Enable Water Conservation

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Webber

2016

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Hydraulic fracturing-the injection of pressurized fluid, often water, to increase recovery of oil or gas-has become increasingly popular in combination with horizontal drilling. Hydraulic fracturing improves production from a well, but requires a significant amount of water to do so and could put pressure on existing water resources, especially in water-stressed areas. To supply water needs, some water rights holders sell or lease their water resources to oil and gas producers in an informal water market. These transactions enable the opportunity for cross-sectoral investments, by which the energy sector either directly or indirectly provides the capital for water efficiency improvements in the agricultural sector as a mechanism to increase water availability for other purposes, including oil and gas production. In this analysis, we employ an original water and cost model to evaluate the water market in Texas and the potential for cross-sectoral collaboration on water efficiency improvements through a case study of the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas. We find that, if irrigation efficiency management practices were fully implemented, between 420 and 800 million m 3 of water could be spared per year over a ten year period, potentially enabling freshwater use in oil and gas production for up to 26,000 wells, while maintaining agricultural productivity and possibly improving water flows to the ecosystem.

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“…Note that Bekele [21] combined the characteristics of the farm and the farmer with the personal costs and benefits expected by the farmer. Table 1 summarizes the main independent variables used in the econometric literature, based on the arrangement of factors affecting irrigation adoption that was suggested by Alcon et al [33]. I disregarded papers that relied only on one or two independent variables that have been used in subsequent studies.…”

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Combining Econometric, Cost–Benefit, and Financial Methodologies in a Framework to Increase Diffusion and to Predict the Feasibility and Sustainability of Irrigation Schemes: A Case Study in Kurdistan, Iraq

Zagonari

2017

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This paper applies ex ante econometric, cost-benefit, and financial methodologies to increase participation in an irrigation project and predict its financial feasibility and social sustainability in Shahrazoor, Kurdistan, Iraq. I investigated the socio-economic, psycho-cultural, and financial factors that determine participation. The socio-economic part of the econometric analysis showed that the project was appreciated more by poorer and economically weaker farmers who rely on agriculture than by those who rely on livestock activities. The psycho-cultural part of the econometric analysis emphasized that the project was appreciated more by literate farmers who adopt a maximization (rather than habit) approach. The cost-benefit analysis applied to the irrigation project was tailored to poorer and weaker farmers (i.e., costs of the irrigation scheme and benefits from new cultivation patterns were defined with reference to small farms) by including indirect benefits from both irrigation (e.g., flood control) and hydropower (e.g., eliminated GHG emissions), and determined a 7.1% mean internal rate of return; this was affected more strongly by uncertainty in crop prices than by uncertainty in indirect benefits. The financial analysis highlighted values for water prices, financial returns, and loan rates that met government and farmer budgets. A single framework summarized the main relevant social, economic, and financial conditions, and, by including insights from sensitivity analyses, determined the feasibility and sustainability of the irrigation project. Provided that the water price charged to farmers is between 0.32 and 0.57 USD/m 3 , and the loan interest rate paid by farmers is smaller than 3.0%, the irrigation project in Shahrazoor is financially feasible for 13.6% of all reliable economic solutions and socially sustainable for 35.8% of the solutions.

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Duration analysis of adoption of drip irrigation technology in southeastern Spain

Cited by 102 publications

References 33 publications

Determinants of Farmers’ Intention to Adopt Water Saving Measures: Evidence from Italy

Determinants of Farmers’ Intention to Adopt Water Saving Measures: Evidence from Italy

Food, Fracking, and Freshwater: The Potential for Markets and Cross-Sectoral Investments to Enable Water Conservation

Combining Econometric, Cost–Benefit, and Financial Methodologies in a Framework to Increase Diffusion and to Predict the Feasibility and Sustainability of Irrigation Schemes: A Case Study in Kurdistan, Iraq

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