The role of perceptions, goals and characteristics of wine growers on irrigation adoption in the context of climate change

Autor: Nina Graveline, Marine Gremont
Přispěvatelé: Innovation et Développement dans l'Agriculture et l'Alimentation (UMR Innovation), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) (BRGM), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Irrigation
Natural resource economics
0208 environmental biotechnology
Vulnerability
Soil Science
Climate change
Context (language use)
Wine
02 engineering and technology
[SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences
Water scarcity
Adaptative practices
Adaptation
Global change
Earth-Surface Processes
Water Science and Technology
Terroir
2. Zero hunger
Socio-economic factors
[SDV.SA.AEP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Agriculture
economy and politics
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
15. Life on land
[SHS.ECO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Finance
6. Clean water
020801 environmental engineering
Water management
Econometric model
13. Climate action
040103 agronomy & agriculture
0401 agriculture
forestry
and fisheries
Survey data collection
Perception
Business
Agronomy and Crop Science
Zdroj: Agricultural Water Management
Agricultural Water Management, 2021, 250, pp.1-12. ⟨10.1016/j.agwat.2021.106837⟩
ISSN: 0378-3774
Popis: While climate change affects both water demand for agriculture and water resources, implementing irrigation at farm level is one straightforward option for agriculture adaptation. Yet, in drought- prone areas, widespread development of irrigation may strengthen water scarcity and thereby further increase farmers’ vulnerability to water stress. In this context, understanding the conditions of the adoption of irrigation is of outmost importance to characterize the process, the risks and the policy implications of climate change adaptation. This paper presents an empirical approach for understanding the factors driving current and envisioned irrigation at farm level, by combining Internet-survey data and terroir data (rainfall, temperature, and soil-water capacity) characterizing wine growers and farms in southeastern France (Languedoc-Roussillon). Survey data include current and future practices concerning soil-plant water management, the perceptions of past economic, regulatory, technical and climate changes, and socio-economic characteristics such as wine growers’ main objectives regarding the management of their farms. The sample gathers 28% of growers that are already irrigating their vines, 39% that are considering this option for the future and 41% that would implement irrigation by 2050 when faced with a climate change scenario. Results of different econometric models show that both terroir and socio-economic factors such as perceptions and objectives play significant roles in the adoption of irrigation. Specifically, perceptions of water scarcity seem to drive future irrigation projects much more than real water scarcity. These results carry important policy implications for water-demand forecasting and water- supply planning.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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