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Policies, economic incentives and the adoption of modern irrigation technology in China |
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R. Cremades, J. Wang, J. Morris |
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Englisch
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2190-4979
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In: Earth System Dynamics ; 6, no. 2 ; Nr. 6, no. 2 (2015-07-02), S.399-410 |
| Datensatznummer |
250115467
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/esd-6-399-2015.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| 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 household-based 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 community-based irrigation technology. The paper finally
concludes and discusses some policy implications. |
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