Affiliation:
1. University of South Australia Adelaide South Australia Australia
2. University of Western Australia Crawley Western Australia Australia
3. University of Manchester Manchester UK
Abstract
AbstractThis paper presents an analysis of the heterogeneous preferences of farmers towards groundwater pump technologies. The research uses primary field data drawn from West Bengal, India, where the progressive feminisation of agriculture has been well‐documented. We employ a paired comparison technique to explore how gender impacts the preferences towards different attributes of pumping technology. Our findings illustrate that preferences for irrigation pump attributes vary significantly between farmer groups, and policies that put technologies in the hands of some groups versus others could have significantly different impacts on how pumps are ultimately used.
Funder
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
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