Electric pumps, groundwater, agriculture and water buyers: evidence from West Bengal
Irrigation with electric pumps is cheaper than with diesel pumps in West Bengal where electricity and diesel are unsubsidised, and where pump owners typically irrigate their winter rice crop and often sell water to farmers who do not own pumps. Using purposefully selected primary data, we examine wh...
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Informa UK Limited
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113573 |
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