Impact of groundwater markets in India on water use efficiency: A data envelopment analysis approach

Manjunatha, A.V.; Speelman, Stijn; Chandrakanth, M.G.; Huylenbroeck, Guido Van

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.07.001

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“…The DMUs lying on the frontier are efficient (score of 100%), while the others are inefficient (score of less than 100%). DEA has recently been widely applied to analyse the efficiency of energy consumption [34], agricultural production [35][36][37], and the tourism [38] and banking sectors, among others [39].…”

Section: Efficiency Estimation-data Envelopment Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Levels of Technical, Allocative, and Groundwater Use Efficiency and the Factors Affecting the Allocative Efficiency of Wheat Farmers in Pakistan

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Abstract:In Pakistan, excessive lowering of the groundwater table has made crop irrigation costlier and without improving production efficiency, Pakistan's rural economy will be adversely affected. This study estimated the technical, allocative, and groundwater use efficiency of wheat producers, identified the factors affecting their allocative efficiency, and suggested policy implications from these results. The data were collected from 84 tubewell owners, 65 tubewell shareholders, and 75 water buyers. The technical, allocative, and groundwater use efficiency were estimated by the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method, and the important factors affecting the allocative efficiency were identified by two-limit tobit regression analysis. The results highlighted that the tubewell owners, tubewell shareholders, and water buyers had above 90% technical and groundwater use efficiency. However, allocative efficiency was substantially lower for all groups, indicating that wheat production costs could be significantly reduced by the optimal allocation of inputs. The allocative efficiency of wheat farmers decreased significantly with the increasing capacity of the tubewells, with the sharing of tubewells, and with the use of tractor-operated tubewells. The results imply that wheat farmers should be provided with technical and decision-making support to select an appropriate tubewell system that minimises their cost of production and improves their allocative efficiency. Furthermore, the resource allocation system of tubewell shareholders should be further studied to improve the allocative efficiency of wheat farmers.

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Section: Efficiency Estimation-data Envelopment Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Levels of Technical, Allocative, and Groundwater Use Efficiency and the Factors Affecting the Allocative Efficiency of Wheat Farmers in Pakistan

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“…Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a widely used method in empirical studies on water use efficiency and water supply efficiency. This method has also been used to calculate the water use efficiency in Canada [6], Kenya [7], the United States [8,9], Australia [10], Europe [11], and India [12][13][14]. Regarding studies on China, Ren et al [15] analyzed water use efficiency using a two-stage DEA method.…”

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Water Use Efficiency and Its Influencing Factors in China: Based on the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)—Tobit Model

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Zhou

Wang

et al. 2018

Water

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Abstract:Water resources are important and irreplaceable natural and economic resources. Achieving a balance between economic prosperity and protection of water resource environments is a major issue in China. This article develops a data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach with undesirable outputs by using Seiford's linear converting method to estimate water use efficiencies for 30 provinces in China, from 2008-2016,and then analyzes the influencing factors while using a DEA-Tobit model. The findings show that the overall water use efficiency of the measured Chinese provinces, when considering sewage emissions as the undesirable output, is 0.582. Thus, most regions still need improvement. Provinces with the highest water efficiency are located in economically developed Eastern China. The spatial pattern of water use efficiency in China is consistent with the general pattern of regional economic development. This study implies that factors like export dependence, technical progress, and educational value have a positive influence on water use efficiency. Further, while industrial structure has had a negative impact, government intervention has had little impact on water use efficiency. These research results will provide a scientific basis for the government to make plans for water resource development, and it may be helpful in improving regional sustainable development.

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“…While these results come from an analysis of national water laws, we also considered state water law. For example, although India is widely known for its informal and customary groundwater market (Manjunatha et al 2011), various formal laws exist at the state level. The water laws in some states in India, where water is relatively scarce, satisfy the three legal conditions.…”

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Are water markets globally applicable?

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Kakinuma

Yoshikawa

et al. 2018

Environ. Res. Lett.

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Water scarcity is a global concern that necessitates a global perspective, but it is also the product of multiple regional issues that require regional solutions. Water markets constitute a regionally applicable non-structural measure to counter water scarcity that has received the attention of academics and policy-makers, but there is no global view on their applicability. We present the global distribution of potential nations and states where water markets could be instituted in a legal sense, by investigating 296 water laws internationally, with special reference to a minimum set of key rules: legalization of water reallocation, the separation of water rights and landownership, and the modification of the cancellation rule for non-use. We also suggest two additional globally distributed prerequisites and policy implications: the predictability of the available water before irrigation periods and public control of groundwater pumping throughout its jurisdiction.

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Impact of groundwater markets in India on water use efficiency: A data envelopment analysis approach

Cited by 67 publications

References 35 publications

Levels of Technical, Allocative, and Groundwater Use Efficiency and the Factors Affecting the Allocative Efficiency of Wheat Farmers in Pakistan

Levels of Technical, Allocative, and Groundwater Use Efficiency and the Factors Affecting the Allocative Efficiency of Wheat Farmers in Pakistan

Water Use Efficiency and Its Influencing Factors in China: Based on the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)—Tobit Model

Are water markets globally applicable?

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