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Digging deep and running dry—the adoption of borewell technology in the face of climate change and urbanization

In this article, we analyze the effects of household location and weather variability on the adoption of borewell technology along the rural–urban interface of Bangalore, India. Understanding these effects can help to design policies that ensure smallholders’ livelihoods and the functioning of ecosystems in drought-prone areas. First, a theoretical framework was developed that conceptualizes how household location and weather can influence farmers’ adoption decisions. Then, an empirical analysis based on a primary data set collected in 2016 and 2017, covering 576 farm households, was conducted. With a semiparametric hazard rate model, determinants of the borewell adoption rate were analyzed. Different rainfall variables were included to capture the effect of changing climate conditions as well as a two-dimensional penalized spline (P-spline) to estimate the effects of household location. Results show that proximity to Bangalore, but also secondary towns accelerate adoption rates. In terms of weather variability, the study finds that a higher amount of total annual rainfall decelerates adoption rates, whereas higher amounts of rainfall during the southwest monsoon (the most important cropping season) accelerate adoption.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Journal: Agricultural Economics ; ISSN: 1574-0862 ; Volume: 51 ; Year: 2020 ; Issue: 5 ; Pages: 685-706 ; Hoboken, NJ: Wiley

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Thema
borewell technology
climate change
India
semiparametric duration models
urbanization

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Steinhübel, Linda
Wegmann, Johannes
Mußhoff, Oliver
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Wiley
(wo)
Hoboken, NJ
(wann)
2020

DOI
doi:10.1111/agec.12586
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  • Artikel

Beteiligte

  • Steinhübel, Linda
  • Wegmann, Johannes
  • Mußhoff, Oliver
  • Wiley

Entstanden

  • 2020

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