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Insights into preferences for irrigation pumps in West Bengal: an application of best-worst-scaling

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dc.contributor.authorLountain, S.
dc.contributor.authorCooper, B.
dc.contributor.authorCrase, L.
dc.contributor.authorBurton, M.
dc.contributor.authorRigby, D.
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.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.
dc.identifier.citationAustralian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2024; 68(2):349-365
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/1467-8489.12563
dc.identifier.issn1364-985X
dc.identifier.issn1467-8489
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/38206
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons
dc.rightsCopyright 2024 The Authors. The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Inc. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8489.12563
dc.subjectagricultural development
dc.subjectIndia
dc.subjectirrigation technology
dc.subjectpaired comparison
dc.subjectWest Bengal
dc.titleInsights into preferences for irrigation pumps in West Bengal: an application of best-worst-scaling
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished
ror.mmsid9916840423201831

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