Drip irrigation as a socio-technical configuration: policy design and technological choice in Western India. Issue 1 (2nd January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Misquitta, Karan; Birkenholtz, Trevor
• Is Part Of: Water international. Volume 46:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 112
• Page End: 129
• Publication Date: 2021-01-02
• Subjects: Drip irrigation -- water scarcity -- socio-technical configuration -- participatory methods -- India; Water -- Periodicals; Water-supply -- Periodicals; 333.9105
• DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2020.1858696
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0250-8060

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Through a case study of farmers in India we examine the relationship between drip irrigation subsidy policies, farmer adoption and technological choice. We examine changes in the subsidy design and the implications that these have for farmers. We show how the negotiation of multiple interests influences the kind of technology promoted and the design of the subsidy programme. This creates barriers to adoption, particularly for relatively resource-poor farmers. For these famers, the relative advantages of low-cost alternative technologies appear to be significant.