Why Technologies Often Fail to Scale: Policy and Market Failures behind Limited Scaling of Alternate Wetting and Drying in Rice in Bangladesh

Why Technologies Often Fail to Scale: Policy and Market Failures behind Limited Scaling of Alternate Wetting and Drying in Rice in Bangladesh

Rapid expansion of groundwater use for irrigation for dry season rice production in Bangladesh has led to overuse, deterioration of groundwater quality, increased cost of irrigation, and higher greenhouse gas emissions. The divergence between marginal private and social cost of irrigation due to mar...

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Main Authors: Sushil Pandey, Sudhir Yadav, Jon Hellin, Jean Balié, Humnath Bhandari, Arvind Kumar, Manoranjan K. Mondal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
AWD
incentives
social cohesion
technology adoption
water management
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/5/1510

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