Determinants of farmers' indigenous soil and water conservation investments in India's semi-arid tropics
This paper explores the determinants of farmers' investments in indigenous soil and water conservation measures in the semi-arid tropics of India. Many types of indigenous conservation measures are observed in three study villages, including investments in terracing, levelling, gully checks, field b...
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| description | This paper explores the determinants of farmers' investments in indigenous soil and water conservation measures in the semi-arid tropics of India. Many types of indigenous conservation measures are observed in three study villages, including investments in terracing, levelling, gully checks, field boundary bunds, grass strips, drainage, and other measures. A simple theoretical model is used to develop hypotheses about the determinants of such investments in the context of possibly imperfect factor markets, and these hypotheses are tested using data from the three study villages. Across the three study villages, we find that conservation investment is significantly greater on steep plots, on plots of higher quality, on plats that have incomplete conservation structures, and on plots that are owner-operated. The latter finding confirms that land markets have important impacts on investment incentives. We also find strong evidence that credit and labor market imperfections are affecting conservation investments in one of the study villages, where investment is greater among households having more education and debt, a higher percentage of off-farm income, more adult males, fewer adult females, who farm less land, or who are of low caste. We interpret these results as reflecting transaction costs of participation in credit and labor markets, which may be high relative to the small size of investments in the village where these effects are most notable. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1572232025-05-15T21:21:25Z Determinants of farmers' indigenous soil and water conservation investments in India's semi-arid tropics Pender, John L. Kerr, John M. water conservation soil conservation investment land management This paper explores the determinants of farmers' investments in indigenous soil and water conservation measures in the semi-arid tropics of India. Many types of indigenous conservation measures are observed in three study villages, including investments in terracing, levelling, gully checks, field boundary bunds, grass strips, drainage, and other measures. A simple theoretical model is used to develop hypotheses about the determinants of such investments in the context of possibly imperfect factor markets, and these hypotheses are tested using data from the three study villages. Across the three study villages, we find that conservation investment is significantly greater on steep plots, on plots of higher quality, on plats that have incomplete conservation structures, and on plots that are owner-operated. The latter finding confirms that land markets have important impacts on investment incentives. We also find strong evidence that credit and labor market imperfections are affecting conservation investments in one of the study villages, where investment is greater among households having more education and debt, a higher percentage of off-farm income, more adult males, fewer adult females, who farm less land, or who are of low caste. We interpret these results as reflecting transaction costs of participation in credit and labor markets, which may be high relative to the small size of investments in the village where these effects are most notable. 1996 2024-10-24T12:48:12Z 2024-10-24T12:48:12Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157223 en https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.1998.tb00520.x Open Access International Food Policy Research Institute Pender, John L.; Kerr, John M. 1996. Determinants of farmers' indigenous soil and water conservation investments in India's semi-arid tropics. EPTD Discussion Paper 17. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157223 |
| spellingShingle | water conservation soil conservation investment land management Pender, John L. Kerr, John M. Determinants of farmers' indigenous soil and water conservation investments in India's semi-arid tropics |
| title | Determinants of farmers' indigenous soil and water conservation investments in India's semi-arid tropics |
| title_full | Determinants of farmers' indigenous soil and water conservation investments in India's semi-arid tropics |
| title_fullStr | Determinants of farmers' indigenous soil and water conservation investments in India's semi-arid tropics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determinants of farmers' indigenous soil and water conservation investments in India's semi-arid tropics |
| title_short | Determinants of farmers' indigenous soil and water conservation investments in India's semi-arid tropics |
| title_sort | determinants of farmers indigenous soil and water conservation investments in india s semi arid tropics |
| topic | water conservation soil conservation investment land management |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157223 |
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