Groundwater Use in Agriculture in South Asia: The Role of Technology

IF 4.5 3区经济学 Q1 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY

Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2025-03-12 DOI:10.1111/agec.70004

Soumya Balasubramanya

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Abstract

In recent years, the policy discourse in South Asia has increasingly focused on reducing pressure on groundwater use in irrigated agriculture and reducing irrigation energy subsidies, without making farmers worse off. In an environment where pricing water and energy is administratively and politically challenging, much hope is placed on the widespread adoption of irrigation technologies that improve irrigation efficiency. This paper highlights knowledge gaps in this discourse, to identify avenues where research could inform evidence-based decision-making.

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南亚农业地下水利用：技术的作用

近年来，南亚的政策话语越来越侧重于减少灌溉农业对地下水的使用压力和减少灌溉能源补贴，而不使农民的境况恶化。在水和能源定价在行政和政治上都具有挑战性的环境中，人们对广泛采用提高灌溉效率的灌溉技术寄予很大希望。本文强调了这一论述中的知识差距，以确定研究可以为基于证据的决策提供信息的途径。

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来源期刊

Agricultural Economics 管理科学-农业经济与政策

CiteScore

7.30

自引率

4.90%

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审稿时长

3 months

期刊介绍： Agricultural Economics aims to disseminate the most important research results and policy analyses in our discipline, from all regions of the world. Topical coverage ranges from consumption and nutrition to land use and the environment, at every scale of analysis from households to markets and the macro-economy. Applicable methodologies include econometric estimation and statistical hypothesis testing, optimization and simulation models, descriptive reviews and policy analyses. We particularly encourage submission of empirical work that can be replicated and tested by others.