Participatory water management and adoption of micro-irrigation systems: smallholder farmers in arid north-western China

abstract

• 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This study investigates smallholder farmers participation in and knowledge of village-based water user associations in north-western China, and analyzes their interplay with membership in water associations and installation and application of micro-irrigation systems. Using farmer survey data, a multivariate probit model is built to analyze the effects of influential factors. Results show significant effects of farmers perceptions of water shortage and its causes, attitudes to water conservation, village-based information, and incentives on the membership in water user associations and installation and application of micro-irrigation. Policies promoting micro-irrigation adoption should target decentralized water management and facilitate farmers participation.

authors

• Fan, Yubing

published proceedings

• INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

author list (cited authors)

• Fan, Y., Park, S., & Nan, Z.

citation count

• 15

complete list of authors

• Fan, Yubing||Park, Seong||Nan, Zhibiao

publication date

• May 2018

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• International Journal of Water Resources Development  Journal

keywords

• Adoption Of Micro-irrigation
• North-western China
• Participation And Perception
• Participatory Water Management
• Smallholder Farmers
• Water User Associations

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/07900627.2017.1400424

start page

• 434

end page

• 452

volume

• 34

issue

• 3

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2017.1400424