Improving Agricultural Water Sustainability: Strategies for Effective Farm Water Management and Encouraging the Uptake of Drip Irrigation

Greenland, Steven J.; Dalrymple, John; Levin, Elizabeth; O’Mahony, Barry

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“…This study makes a contribution by addressing important gaps in the literature in relation to sustainable innovation adoption barriers (Sandberg and Aarikka-Stenroos, 2014), including how to overcome these in the context of climate smart agriculture (CSA) (Long et al , 2016; Senyolo et al , 2018). More specifically, it investigates barriers to the adoption of innovative water-efficient farming practices, which has also been recognised as a critical avenue for future research (Greenland et al , 2018).…”

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Sustainable innovation adoption barriers: water sustainability, food production and drip irrigation in Australia

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Purpose This paper aims to examine impediments to the adoption of sustainable water-efficient technological innovation in agriculture. Farming is the largest water consumer and food production expansion in response to global population growth, combined with increasing droughts from climate change, threatens water and food insecurity for many countries. Yet, climate smart agriculture (CSA) innovation adoption has been slow, and in this regard, governments and the agricultural sector are not fulfilling their social responsibility and sustainability obligations. Design/methodology/approach Barriers to water-efficient drip irrigation (DI) adoption in Australia were investigated via 46 depth interviews with agricultural stakeholders and a survey of 148 farmers. Findings While DI water efficiency is recognised, this is not the key determinant of farmers’ irrigation method selection. Complex interrelationships between internal and external barriers impede DI adoption are identified. These include costs, satisfaction with alternative irrigation methods, farmer characteristics that determine the suitability of the innovation and the extent it is incremental or radical, plus various multidimensional risks. Government support of alternative, less water-efficient irrigation methods is also a critical barrier. Originality/value A conceptual framework for understanding barriers to sustainability oriented innovation adoption is presented. Its insights should be applicable to researchers and practitioners concerned with understanding and improving the adoption of socially responsible and sustainable innovation in a wide range of contexts. Recommendations for overcoming such adoption barriers are discussed in relation to the research focus of water-efficient agriculture and encouraging uptake of DI.

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Sustainable innovation adoption barriers: water sustainability, food production and drip irrigation in Australia

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“…), trade restrictions/barriers or agreements [8], new food consumption trends [9,10], and disruptive technologies such as cowless milk [11]. Technology can also be a positive factor: precision agriculture to optimise yields and minimise nutrient losses [12,13], biotechnology such as the use of seaweed for reduction of methane emissions [14,15], water/irrigation optimisation, and efficiency improvements [16], and others. The range of potential beneficial and detrimental disruptive elements highlight the urgent need to address long-term sustainability of agricultural systems [17,18].…”

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An Analysis of Agricultural Systems Modelling Approaches and Examples to Support Future Policy Development under Disruptive Changes in New Zealand

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Agricultural systems have entered a period of significant disruption due to impacts from change drivers, increasingly stringent environmental regulations and the need to reduce unwanted discharges, and emerging technologies and biotechnologies. Governments and industries are developing strategies to respond to the risks and opportunities associated with these disruptors. Modelling is a useful tool for system conceptualisation, understanding, and scenario testing. Today, New Zealand and other nations need integrated modelling tools at the national scale to help industries and stakeholders plan for future disruptive changes. In this paper, following a scoping review process, we analyse modelling approaches and available agricultural systems’ model examples per thematic applications at the regional to national scale to define the best options for the national policy development. Each modelling approach has specificities, such as stakeholder engagement capacity, complex systems reproduction, predictive or prospective scenario testing, and users should consider coupling approaches for greater added value. The efficiency of spatial decision support tools working with a system dynamics approach can help holistically in stakeholders’ participation and understanding, and for improving land planning and policy. This model combination appears to be the most appropriate for the New Zealand national context.

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“…The recent Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations include the CSR reports of cross-industry listed companies [2]. Domestic companies and multinational corporations have paid increasing attention to their CSR and their promotion of social and environmental welfare practices [3]. CSR is not just for disadvantaged groups or for charity institutions and environmental protection; the responsibilities include regulation compliance, the protection of employees', consumers', suppliers', and investors' interests, as well as energy savings and carbon reduction.…”

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“…According to the above literature, while many scholars have discussed and studied the TBL model and corporate sustainability issues [3][4][5][10][11][12][13][14][15][16], the factors that affect the enterprises' input of environmental and social costs, as well as the best time points for such input, have been less discussed; thus, the questions of this research are constructed with reference to Reference [18], as follows:…”

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Evaluation of Decision-Making for the Optimal Value of Sustainable Enterprise Development under Global 100 Index Thinking

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Hsu²,

Chang

2019

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This study seeks the best economic returns of a company’s sustainable business process, employs the Triple Bottom Line Model using the Global 100 Index as the decision variable, and follows the Geometric Brownian Motion, so as to determine the optimal timing for the input of environmental and social costs. The results of the sensitivity analysis show that when the average growth rate of the Global 100 Index is low, the optimal timing for the company’s input of environmental costs and social costs can be obtained. Analysis of the numerical example shows that, based on the financial value of the economic factor, companies should invest in environmental costs as soon as possible. This study replaces the conventional net present value model with the options evaluation model, uses the Global 100 Index as the threshold for decision-making evaluation to provide a more complete decision-making evaluation reference for enterprises, and makes up for the gap in recent research regarding investment time and decision variables. The study results introduce potential strategic value evaluations into the evaluation model of long-term uncertain sustainable operation value, which is more appropriate for the evaluation of the real sustainable operation value. It also provides implementation strategies for decision-makers to mitigate risks under uncertain environments and is the major difference and value of the Real Options Approach (ROA) to supplement Net Present Value (NPV) principles. The results of this study provide a reference for the sustainable development decision-making of corporate sustainability and feasibility and offer an important link in the value chain of food industry operations and management.

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Improving Agricultural Water Sustainability: Strategies for Effective Farm Water Management and Encouraging the Uptake of Drip Irrigation

Cited by 16 publications

References 21 publications

Sustainable innovation adoption barriers: water sustainability, food production and drip irrigation in Australia

Sustainable innovation adoption barriers: water sustainability, food production and drip irrigation in Australia

An Analysis of Agricultural Systems Modelling Approaches and Examples to Support Future Policy Development under Disruptive Changes in New Zealand

Evaluation of Decision-Making for the Optimal Value of Sustainable Enterprise Development under Global 100 Index Thinking

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