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JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
卷 57, 期 11, 页码 1893-1911出版社
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2021.1906862
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- Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers through the International Water Management Institute
- CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
In West Bengal, irrigation with electric pumps is found to be more cost-effective than with diesel pumps, providing better water access and rice production for electric pump owners during both monsoon and winter seasons. Additionally, electric pump owners serve more clients and potentially support agricultural growth in an environment where irrigation has been a limiting factor.
Irrigation with electric pumps is cheaper than with diesel pumps in West Bengal where electricity and diesel are unsubsidised, and where pump owners typically irrigate their winter rice crop and often sell water to farmers who do not own pumps. Using purposefully selected primary data, we examine whether electric-pump owners have greater water access and rice production during the monsoon and winter seasons compared to diesel-pump owners and water buyers. We also examine whether electric pump-owners provide greater access to irrigation services through water sales. We find that electric-pump ownership increased agricultural outputs both at the extensive and intensive margins in both seasons. The number of clients served by electric-pump owners was greater than those served by diesel-pump owners, but there was only a small difference in total irrigated areas, suggesting that electric-pump owners sell water to farmers with smaller land holdings. The evidence indicates that in an environment where inadequate irrigation has been one of the factors constraining agriculture, electric pumps have the potential to support agricultural growth and generate pro-poor side effects.
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