Electric pumps, groundwater, agriculture and water buyers: evidence from West Bengal

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dc.creatorBuisson, Marie-Charlotte
dc.creatorBalasubramanya, Soumya
dc.creatorStifel, D.
dc.date2021-11-02
dc.date2021-04-28T08:38:35Z
dc.date2021-04-28T08:38:35Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:27:31Z
dc.descriptionIrrigation with electric pumps is cheaper than with diesel pumps in West Bengal where electricity and diesel are unsubsidised, and where pump owners typically irrigate their winter rice crop and often sell water to farmers who do not own pumps. Using purposefully selected primary data, we examine whether electric-pump owners have greater water access and rice production during the monsoon and winter seasons compared to diesel-pump owners and water buyers. We also examine whether electric pump-owners provide greater access to irrigation services through water sales. We find that electric-pump ownership increased agricultural outputs both at the extensive and intensive margins in both seasons. The number of clients served by electric-pump owners was greater than those served by diesel-pump owners, but there was only a small difference in total irrigated areas, suggesting that electric-pump owners sell water to farmers with smaller land holdings. The evidence indicates that in an environment where inadequate irrigation has been one of the factors constraining agriculture, electric pumps have the potential to support agricultural growth and generate pro-poor side effects.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/113573
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/156481
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceBuisson, Marie-Charlotte; Balasubramanya, Soumya; Stifel, D. 2021. Electric pumps, groundwater, agriculture and water buyers: evidence from West Bengal. Journal of Development Studies, 57(11):1893-1911. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2021.1906862]
dc.subjectpumps
dc.subjectelectricity
dc.subjectgroundwater
dc.subjectagricultural production
dc.subjectrice
dc.subjectwater market
dc.subjectirrigation practices
dc.subjectcropping patterns
dc.subjectcrop yield
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjectmonsoons
dc.subjectenergy
dc.subjectpolicies
dc.subjectdevelopment
dc.titleElectric pumps, groundwater, agriculture and water buyers: evidence from West Bengal
dc.typeJournal Article

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