Agricultural Water Use Efficiency—A Case Study of Inland-River Basins in Northwest China

Wei Qu, Yanmei Tan, Zhentao Li, Eefje Aarnoudse and Qin Tu
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Wei Qu: Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai, Zhuhai 519087, China
Yanmei Tan: Center for Innovation and Development Studies, Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai, Zhuhai 519087, China
Zhentao Li: Northeast Asian Studies College, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
Eefje Aarnoudse: Center for International Development and Environmental Research, Giessen University, 35392 Giessen, Germany
Qin Tu: Center for Innovation and Development Studies, Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai, Zhuhai 519087, China

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 23, 1-18

Abstract: Water resources play a vital role in the process of economic development, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. Improving the efficiency of water use is an effective way to solve the shortage of water resources. In this paper, influencing factors of water utilization efficiency in three inland river basins (Shiyang, Heihe, and Shule river) in Gansu Province, Northwest China, are investigated. Using survey data of 306 households, results of the multiple linear regression analysis show that management capacity and its strictness in a different basin, irrigation technology and facility conditions, and farmers’ self-government are key factors affecting farmers’ irrigation efficiency. Additionally, factors at the farmer and family level, as well as the differences in natural conditions and economic and social development in different regions, also have a significant impact on water use efficiency.

Keywords: inland river basin; irrigation efficiency; Northwest China; water management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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