Laser-land leveling adoption and its impact on water use, crop yields and household income: Empirical evidence from the rice-wheat system of Pakistan Punjab

cg.contactakhter.ali@cgiar.orgen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Center - CIMMYTen_US
cg.contributor.centerNational Agricultural Research Institute of Tunisia - INRATen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Wheat - WHEATen_US
cg.contributor.funderInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Center - CIMMYTen_US
cg.contributor.projectCRP WHEAT Phase IIen_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.countryPKen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asiaen_US
cg.date.embargo-end-dateTimelessen_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2018.03.018en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn0306-9192en_US
cg.journalFood Policyen_US
cg.subject.agrovocincomeen_US
cg.subject.agrovoccrop yielden_US
cg.subject.agrovocwater savingen_US
cg.volume77en_US
dc.contributorHussain, Imtiazen_US
dc.contributorBahadur Rahut, Dilen_US
dc.contributorErenstein, Olafen_US
dc.creatorAli, Akhteren_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-08T16:25:39Z
dc.date.available2019-04-08T16:25:39Z
dc.description.abstractUsing a primary dataset from 350 farmers from the rice-wheat area of Pakistan Punjab, we estimate the impact of laser-land leveling on water saving, crop yields and household income. The analysis employs propensity score matching (PSM) to correct for the potential sample selection bias that may arise due to systematic differences between adopting and non-adopting farmers. In the study, 57% of farmers had access to laser land leveling, with an important role for service providers. Adoption of laser-land leveling has a positive impact on irrigation water savings, wheat and rice yields and household income. The study suggests policy implications for making laser land leveling access and performance more socially inclusive through enhanced awareness, institutional support to service providers and public-private partnerships.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/dspace/limiteden_US
dc.identifier.citationAkhter Ali, Imtiaz Hussain, Dil Bahadur Rahut, Olaf Erenstein. (23/4/2018). Laser-land leveling adoption and its impact on water use, crop yields and household income: Empirical evidence from the rice-wheat system of Pakistan Punjab. Food Policy, 77, pp. 19-32.en_US
dc.identifier.statusTimeless limited accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/9766
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier (12 months)en_US
dc.sourceFood Policy;77,(2018) Pagination 19-32en_US
dc.subjectlaser-land levelingen_US
dc.subjectpropensity score matchngen_US
dc.titleLaser-land leveling adoption and its impact on water use, crop yields and household income: Empirical evidence from the rice-wheat system of Pakistan Punjaben_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dcterms.available2018-04-23en_US
dcterms.extent19-32en_US
mel.impact-factor3.111en_US

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