Land Allocation, Soil Quality, and the Demand for Irrigation Technology
Economists have long argued that increasing the price of agricultural water will encourage the adoption of efficient irrigation technologies. This article considers the choice of irrigation systems conditional on prior land allocation decisions. Adoption functions for gravity and low-pressure irriga...
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Western Agricultural Economics Association
1997-12-01
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| author | Gareth P. Green David L. Sunding |
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| description | Economists have long argued that increasing the price of agricultural water will encourage the adoption of efficient irrigation technologies. This article considers the choice of irrigation systems conditional on prior land allocation decisions. Adoption functions for gravity and low-pressure irrigation technologies are estimated for citrus and vineyards crops using a field-level data set from California's Central Valley. Results show that the influence of land quality and water price on low-pressure technology adoption is greater for citrus than for vineyard crops. Consequently, the response of growers to changes in policy will be conditional and land allocation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d7def84da9241208e83a6ad712c3bdc2022-12-21T23:56:25ZengWestern Agricultural Economics AssociationJournal of Agricultural and Resource Economics1068-55022327-82851997-12-0122236737510.22004/ag.econ.3086330863Land Allocation, Soil Quality, and the Demand for Irrigation TechnologyGareth P. GreenDavid L. SundingEconomists have long argued that increasing the price of agricultural water will encourage the adoption of efficient irrigation technologies. This article considers the choice of irrigation systems conditional on prior land allocation decisions. Adoption functions for gravity and low-pressure irrigation technologies are estimated for citrus and vineyards crops using a field-level data set from California's Central Valley. Results show that the influence of land quality and water price on low-pressure technology adoption is greater for citrus than for vineyard crops. Consequently, the response of growers to changes in policy will be conditional and land allocation.https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/30863irrigation technology adoptionland qualitywater policy |
| spellingShingle | Gareth P. Green David L. Sunding Land Allocation, Soil Quality, and the Demand for Irrigation Technology Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics irrigation technology adoption land quality water policy |
| title | Land Allocation, Soil Quality, and the Demand for Irrigation Technology |
| title_full | Land Allocation, Soil Quality, and the Demand for Irrigation Technology |
| title_fullStr | Land Allocation, Soil Quality, and the Demand for Irrigation Technology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Land Allocation, Soil Quality, and the Demand for Irrigation Technology |
| title_short | Land Allocation, Soil Quality, and the Demand for Irrigation Technology |
| title_sort | land allocation soil quality and the demand for irrigation technology |
| topic | irrigation technology adoption land quality water policy |
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