Water saving technology and saving water in China

Blanke, Amelia; Rozelle, Scott; Lohmar, Bryan; Wang, Jinxia; Huang, Jikun

doi:10.1016/j.agwat.2006.06.025

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“…In contrast to traditional and household-based irrigation technology, community-based irrigation technology has higher fixed costs. The adoption of sprinklers, drip irrigation and underground pipes is more recent (1990s) than the adoption of household-based technology, but lined canals were used earlier (Blanke et al, 2007).…”

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“…Modern irrigation technology can make a substantial difference in efficiency and contribute to the successful adaptation of the agricultural sector to climate change in China (Belder, 2004;Erenstein et al, 2008;Zhao et al, 2010;Zou et al, 2013a, b). However, the adoption level of modern irrigation technology is low in China (Blanke et al, 2007).…”

Section: R Cremades Et Al: Policies Economic Incentives and The Admentioning

confidence: 99%

“…International experience indicates that water price is a significant determinant of adoption of modern irrigation technology in the agricultural sector (Dinar and Yaron, 1992;Negri and Brooks, 1990;Zilberman and Caswell, 1985). Although Blanke et al (2007) do not conduct a quantitative analysis, they argue that reforming water pricing in China will promote the adoption of modern irrigation technology. However, most research concurs that in China's agricultural sector, the "price" of water in terms of actual water charges is low, which constrains its potential role in promoting the use of modern irrigation technology (Finlayson et al, 2008;Huang et al, 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For analytical convenience, Blanke et al (2007) have divided irrigation technology into three groups: traditional, household-based and community-based. Traditional irrigation technology includes border irrigation, furrow irrigation and field leveling.…”

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Policies, economic incentives and the adoption of modern irrigation technology in China

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Abstract. The challenges China faces in terms of water availability in the agricultural sector are exacerbated by the sector's low irrigation efficiency. To increase irrigation efficiency, promoting modern irrigation technology has been emphasized by policy makers in the country. The overall goal of this paper is to understand the effect of governmental support and economic incentives on the adoption of modern irrigation technology in China, with a focus on household-based irrigation technology and community-based irrigation technology. Based on a unique data set collected at household and village levels from seven provinces, the results indicated that householdbased irrigation technology has become noticeable in almost every Chinese village. In contrast, only about half of Chinese villages have adopted community-based irrigation technology. Despite the relatively high adoption level of household-based irrigation technology at the village level, its actual adoption in crop sown areas was not high, even lower for community-based irrigation technology. The econometric analysis results revealed that governmental support instruments like subsidies and extension services policies have played an important role in promoting the adoption of modern irrigation technology. Strikingly, the present irrigation pricing policy has played a significant but contradictory role in promoting the adoption of different types of modern irrigation technology. Irrigation pricing showed a positive impact on household-based irrigation technology, and a negative impact on community-based irrigation technology, possibly related to the substitution effect that is, the higher rate of adoption of household-based irrigation technology leads to lower incentives for investment in communitybased irrigation technology. The paper finally concludes and discusses some policy implications.

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Section: R Cremades Et Al: Policies Economic Incentives and The Admentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Scopementioning

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“…Blanke et al (2007) tended to study household behaviors to irrigated water-saving against drought resistant of cultivation, and discussed water-saving technology development and its acceptance in China. Gilg and Barr (2006) did survey research to find evidence that motivation of household behaviors for water-saving through the purchase investment decision of water-saving facilities and their water use actions.…”

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Impacts of sparing use of water on farmer income of China

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Chen

2015

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C

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a b s t r a c tWe examine relationships between nationwide sparing use of water and farmer income of China in this article. As increasing implementation of water projects and irrigation system, the cost of water use has increased in many regions. However, as local policy-oriented urban expansion and ecological restoration have carried out during the past decade, water demand has increased. The spatial distributions of water use and farmer income are uneven and their relationships are ambiguous over time, especially it is uncertain that farmers can benefit from those so called water-saving programs when urban expansion grows faster in China. Based on consumption theory, empirical results of Blundell-Bond dynamic panel-data model with generalized method of moments (GMM) estimators indicate saving one percent of water has positive impacts at 0.085-0.35 percent on farmer income in the following statistical year. Population has negative impacts on farmer income. Particularly in Central China, one percent of increase in population will statistically significantly decrease 0.276 percent of contemporaneous farmer income. Particularly, in Eastern China with large population during years 2004 through 2012, the total amount of water use increases one percent, contemporaneous farmer income loses 0.04 percent. Thus, saving water can benefit future farmer income, and it indicates that urban expansion may induce the diversion of resources and agricultural production from rural to urban area. Policy implication of relationships between water allocation and farmer income distribution caused by water-saving programs needs to be further studied at regional scale, in particularly to the regions with large population and urban expansion in China.

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Critical Needs in China's Water Resources

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2008

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Water saving technology and saving water in China

Cited by 193 publications

References 14 publications

Policies, economic incentives and the adoption of modern irrigation technology in China

Policies, economic incentives and the adoption of modern irrigation technology in China

Impacts of sparing use of water on farmer income of China

Critical Needs in China's Water Resources

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