The adoption of laser land leveler technology and its impact on groundwater use by irrigated farmland in Punjab, Pakistan
This paper investigates the factors that influence the adoption of laser land levelers and their impact on groundwater usage in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. A farm household survey of 504 agriculture producers was conducted in 2019. A discrete-time duration model is used to investigate factors i...
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| author | Sheikh, Asjad Tariq Mugera, Amin Pandit, Ram Burton, Michael Davies, Stephen |
| author_browse | Burton, Michael Davies, Stephen Mugera, Amin Pandit, Ram Sheikh, Asjad Tariq |
| author_facet | Sheikh, Asjad Tariq Mugera, Amin Pandit, Ram Burton, Michael Davies, Stephen |
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| description | This paper investigates the factors that influence the adoption of laser land levelers and their impact on groundwater usage in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. A farm household survey of 504 agriculture producers was conducted in 2019. A discrete-time duration model is used to investigate factors influencing the speed of adoption and an endogenous switching regression (ESR) model is used to evaluate its impact on groundwater usage. About 70% of the surveyed households adopted the technology, and the average time to adoption was 9 years. Key factors accelerating the speed of adoption include strong legal land rights, access to information about the technology, and exposure to the technology. In contrast, long distance to rental market deaccelerates the speed of adoption. The adoption of laser land leveler reduced groundwater use by about 23%. The results imply that institutional arrangements, such as improving access to extension services, exposure to innovation, and legal land rights, can enhance the adoption and diffusion of the technology and conserve groundwater. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1272162025-10-26T12:52:39Z The adoption of laser land leveler technology and its impact on groundwater use by irrigated farmland in Punjab, Pakistan Sheikh, Asjad Tariq Mugera, Amin Pandit, Ram Burton, Michael Davies, Stephen innovation adoption technology groundwater farm households agriculture land rights access to information market access extension services conservation land management This paper investigates the factors that influence the adoption of laser land levelers and their impact on groundwater usage in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. A farm household survey of 504 agriculture producers was conducted in 2019. A discrete-time duration model is used to investigate factors influencing the speed of adoption and an endogenous switching regression (ESR) model is used to evaluate its impact on groundwater usage. About 70% of the surveyed households adopted the technology, and the average time to adoption was 9 years. Key factors accelerating the speed of adoption include strong legal land rights, access to information about the technology, and exposure to the technology. In contrast, long distance to rental market deaccelerates the speed of adoption. The adoption of laser land leveler reduced groundwater use by about 23%. The results imply that institutional arrangements, such as improving access to extension services, exposure to innovation, and legal land rights, can enhance the adoption and diffusion of the technology and conserve groundwater. 2022-07-30 2023-01-16T15:21:17Z 2023-01-16T15:21:17Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127216 en Open Access Wiley Sheikh, Asjad Tariq; Mugera, Amin; Pandit, Ram; Burton, Michael; and Davies, Stephen. 2022. The adoption of laser land leveler technology and its impact on groundwater use by irrigated farmland in Punjab, Pakistan. Land Degradation & Development 22(12): 2026-2038. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.4290 |
| spellingShingle | innovation adoption technology groundwater farm households agriculture land rights access to information market access extension services conservation land management Sheikh, Asjad Tariq Mugera, Amin Pandit, Ram Burton, Michael Davies, Stephen The adoption of laser land leveler technology and its impact on groundwater use by irrigated farmland in Punjab, Pakistan |
| title | The adoption of laser land leveler technology and its impact on groundwater use by irrigated farmland in Punjab, Pakistan |
| title_full | The adoption of laser land leveler technology and its impact on groundwater use by irrigated farmland in Punjab, Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | The adoption of laser land leveler technology and its impact on groundwater use by irrigated farmland in Punjab, Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | The adoption of laser land leveler technology and its impact on groundwater use by irrigated farmland in Punjab, Pakistan |
| title_short | The adoption of laser land leveler technology and its impact on groundwater use by irrigated farmland in Punjab, Pakistan |
| title_sort | adoption of laser land leveler technology and its impact on groundwater use by irrigated farmland in punjab pakistan |
| topic | innovation adoption technology groundwater farm households agriculture land rights access to information market access extension services conservation land management |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127216 |
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