Irrigators’ willingness to pay for the adoption of soil moisture monitoring tools in South-Eastern Africa

Contingent valuation is used to elicit irrigators’ willingness to pay for soil moisture tools in irrigation schemes in Africa, with various econometric methods employed to mitigate potential bias. Key results include that there is a neighbourhood effect influencing adoption, and that being located d...

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Main Authors: Abebe, F., Zuo, A., Ann Wheeler, S., Bjornlund, Henning, Rooyen, Andre F. van, Pittock, J., Mdemu, M., Chilundo, M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Informa UK Limited 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108660
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author Abebe, F.
Zuo, A.
Ann Wheeler, S.
Bjornlund, Henning
Rooyen, Andre F. van
Pittock, J.
Mdemu, M.
Chilundo, M.
author_browse Abebe, F.
Ann Wheeler, S.
Bjornlund, Henning
Chilundo, M.
Mdemu, M.
Pittock, J.
Rooyen, Andre F. van
Zuo, A.
author_facet Abebe, F.
Zuo, A.
Ann Wheeler, S.
Bjornlund, Henning
Rooyen, Andre F. van
Pittock, J.
Mdemu, M.
Chilundo, M.
author_sort Abebe, F.
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description Contingent valuation is used to elicit irrigators’ willingness to pay for soil moisture tools in irrigation schemes in Africa, with various econometric methods employed to mitigate potential bias. Key results include that there is a neighbourhood effect influencing adoption, and that being located downstream and spending more on irrigation water positively and statistically significantly influenced willingness to pay for tools. The result suggests that although focusing on economic incentives and promoting farmer learning by those using the tools may promote greater adoption, there is likely to still be a need for co-investment by other bodies.
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spelling CGSpace1086602024-05-01T08:19:30Z Irrigators’ willingness to pay for the adoption of soil moisture monitoring tools in South-Eastern Africa Abebe, F. Zuo, A. Ann Wheeler, S. Bjornlund, Henning Rooyen, Andre F. van Pittock, J. Mdemu, M. Chilundo, M. moisture meters moisture content Contingent valuation is used to elicit irrigators’ willingness to pay for soil moisture tools in irrigation schemes in Africa, with various econometric methods employed to mitigate potential bias. Key results include that there is a neighbourhood effect influencing adoption, and that being located downstream and spending more on irrigation water positively and statistically significantly influenced willingness to pay for tools. The result suggests that although focusing on economic incentives and promoting farmer learning by those using the tools may promote greater adoption, there is likely to still be a need for co-investment by other bodies. 2020-10-01 2020-07-03T06:57:28Z 2020-07-03T06:57:28Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108660 en Open Access application/pdf Informa UK Limited Abebe, F.; Zuo, A.; Ann Wheeler, S.; Bjornlund, H.; van Rooyen, A.; Pittock, J.; Mdemu, M.; Chilundo, M. 2020. Irrigators’ willingness to pay for the adoption of soil moisture monitoring tools in South-Eastern Africa. International Journal of Water Resources Development. 1–22p. https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2020.1755956
spellingShingle moisture meters
moisture content
Abebe, F.
Zuo, A.
Ann Wheeler, S.
Bjornlund, Henning
Rooyen, Andre F. van
Pittock, J.
Mdemu, M.
Chilundo, M.
Irrigators’ willingness to pay for the adoption of soil moisture monitoring tools in South-Eastern Africa
title Irrigators’ willingness to pay for the adoption of soil moisture monitoring tools in South-Eastern Africa
title_full Irrigators’ willingness to pay for the adoption of soil moisture monitoring tools in South-Eastern Africa
title_fullStr Irrigators’ willingness to pay for the adoption of soil moisture monitoring tools in South-Eastern Africa
title_full_unstemmed Irrigators’ willingness to pay for the adoption of soil moisture monitoring tools in South-Eastern Africa
title_short Irrigators’ willingness to pay for the adoption of soil moisture monitoring tools in South-Eastern Africa
title_sort irrigators willingness to pay for the adoption of soil moisture monitoring tools in south eastern africa
topic moisture meters
moisture content
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108660
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