Electric pumps, groundwater, agriculture and water buyers: evidence from West Bengal

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cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystems
cg.coverage.countryIndia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2IN
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.coverage.subregionWest Bengal
cg.creator.identifierSoumya Balasubramanya: 0000-0001-8035-7306
cg.creator.identifierMarie-Charlotte Buisson: 0000-0002-2111-1864
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2021.1906862en
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH050372
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn0022-0388en
cg.issue11en
cg.journalJournal of Development Studiesen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.volume57en
dc.contributor.authorBuisson, Marie-Charlotteen
dc.contributor.authorBalasubramanya, Soumyaen
dc.contributor.authorStifel, D.en
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-28T08:38:35Zen
dc.date.available2021-04-28T08:38:35Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/113573
dc.titleElectric pumps, groundwater, agriculture and water buyers: evidence from West Bengalen
dcterms.abstractIrrigation 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.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2021-04-20
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBuisson, Marie-Charlotte; Balasubramanya, Soumya; Stifel, D. 2021. Electric pumps, groundwater, agriculture and water buyers: evidence from West Bengal. Journal of Development Studies, 57(11):1893-1911. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2021.1906862]en
dcterms.extentp. 1893-1911en
dcterms.issued2021-11-02
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
dcterms.publisherInforma UK Limiteden
dcterms.subjectpumpsen
dcterms.subjectelectricityen
dcterms.subjectgroundwateren
dcterms.subjectagricultural productionen
dcterms.subjectriceen
dcterms.subjectwater marketen
dcterms.subjectirrigation practicesen
dcterms.subjectcropping patternsen
dcterms.subjectcrop yielden
dcterms.subjectfarmersen
dcterms.subjectmonsoonsen
dcterms.subjectenergyen
dcterms.subjectpoliciesen
dcterms.subjectdevelopmenten
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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