Irrigators' willingness to pay for the adoption of soil moisture monitoring tools in South-Eastern Africa

Contingent valuation is used to elicit irrigators' willingness to pay for soil moisture tools in irrigation schemes in Africa, with various econometric methods employed to mitigate potential bias. Key results include that there is a neighbourhood effect influencing adoption, and that being loca...

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Published in:	International journal of water resources development Vol. 36; no. sup1; pp. S246 - S267
Main Authors:	Abebe, Fentahun, Zuo, Alec, Ann Wheeler, Sarah, Bjornlund, Henning, van Rooyen, Andre, Pittock, Jamie, Mdemu, Makarius, Chilundo, Mario
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Guildford Routledge 01-10-2020 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	Bias contingent valuation method Downstream effects Econometrics Economic incentives Economics Environmental monitoring Expenditures hypothetical bias Incentives Irrigation Irrigation water Mozambique Neighborhoods Soil Soil moisture Soils Tanzania Valuation Willingness to pay Zimbabwe Africa
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Summary:	Contingent valuation is used to elicit irrigators' willingness to pay for soil moisture tools in irrigation schemes in Africa, with various econometric methods employed to mitigate potential bias. Key results include that there is a neighbourhood effect influencing adoption, and that being located downstream and spending more on irrigation water positively and statistically significantly influenced willingness to pay for tools. The result suggests that although focusing on economic incentives and promoting farmer learning by those using the tools may promote greater adoption, there is likely to still be a need for co-investment by other bodies.
ISSN:	0790-0627 1360-0648
DOI:	10.1080/07900627.2020.1755956