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

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  • Yubing Fan
  • Seong Park
  • Zhibiao Nan

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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.

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  • Yubing Fan & Seong Park & Zhibiao Nan, 2018. "Participatory water management and adoption of micro-irrigation systems: smallholder farmers in arid north-western China," International Journal of Water Resources Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(3), pages 434-452, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:3:p:434-452
    DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1400424
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    1. Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie, Michael & Abunyewah, Matthew & Edusei, Joseph & Buernor Alimo, Emmanuel, 2020. "Citizen participation dilemmas in water governance: An empirical case of Kumasi, Ghana," World Development Perspectives, Elsevier, vol. 20(C).
    2. Veronika Vaseková, 2022. "How do people in China perceive water? From health threat perception to environmental policy change," Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Springer;Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences, vol. 12(3), pages 627-645, September.
    3. Hai He & Lu Zhang & Shenbei Zhou & Jiaping Hou & Shengcai Ji, 2022. "Relationship between Water Use and per Capita Income with Environmental Kuznets Curve of Developing Countries: A Case Study in Jiangsu Province, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(24), pages 1-18, December.
    4. Yubing Fan & Zeng Tang & Seong C. Park, 2019. "Effects of Community Perceptions and Institutional Capacity on Smallholder Farmers’ Responses to Water Scarcity: Evidence from Arid Northwestern China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(2), pages 1-21, January.

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