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Adopting sustainable irrigation technologies in Italy: a study on the determinants of inter- and intra-farm diffusion

2023

This paper analyses the drivers for adopting irrigation systems with water conservation and saving technologies (WCSTs) by Italian farmers. The agricultural sector in Italy, like in other Mediterranean countries, suffers from water scarcity and water endowment variability. Water resources play a decisive role in agricultural production and in implementing large-scale WCSTs capable of improving the resilience of the whole agricultural sector. This study uses a microeconomic panel data approach to estimate farmers' decisions in adopting (inter-farm) sustainable irrigation technologies and assesses the intensity of (intra-farm) water-saving practices. Our analysis identifies the main determina…

irrigation technologies;irrigation technologiesItalian farmersSettore SECS-P/02 - POLITICA ECONOMICASettore SECS-P/06 - ECONOMIA APPLICATAtechnology adoption;technology adoptionWater conservation and saving technologiestechnology diffusion;adaptation to climate change;Management of Technology and Innovationtechnology diffusionWater conservation and saving technologies;General Economics Econometrics and Financeadaptation to climate change
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What are the factors driving the adoption and intensity of sustainable irrigation technologies in Italy?

2020

This paper aims to analyse the determinants of Italian farmers’ adoption of sustainable irrigation technologies such as micro-irrigation (drip and sprinklers) and sub-irrigation technologies. To improve farmers’ water management, climate variability adaptive behaviour should be incentivized. Italy, like other Mediterranean countries, has suffered the most for an increase in frequency and intensity of droughts, higher temperatures and fewer precipitations. Applying innovative irrigation systems, water scarcity and water stress may be overcome. Water conservation and saving technologies may help in supporting water-saving behaviour, increasing water conservation in the natural environment and…

Irrigation technologieItalian farmersWater conservation and saving technologieAdaptation to climate changeTechnology adoption
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