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Water Policy Vol 14 No 4 pp 594–612 © IWA Publishing 2012 doi:10.2166/wp.2012.123 Do investments in water management research pay? An analysis of water management research in IndiaK. Palanisamia, K. R. Kakumanua, D. Suresh Kumarb, S. Challamuthub, B. Chandrasekaranc, C. R. Ranganathand and Mark GiordanoeInternational Water Management Institute (IWMI), South Asia Regional Office, Hyderabad 502 324, IndiaCorresponding author. E-mail: k.palanisami@cgiar.org Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India Agricultural Research Station, Thanjavur 613 501, India Department of Physical Sciences and Information Technology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641003, India International Water Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka ABSTRACT Even though there has been increasing development of water management technologies over the years, the adoption rate by the farmers is comparatively small ranging from only 15–20%. Hence it is timely to look at the return to water management research investment to fine-tune investment in future research. A detailed study was done using the data from Tamil Nadu state, India. The successful technologies yielded a moderate return ranging from 11–20%. With higher adoption levels of the water management technologies, the rate of return will be higher. Strategies to boost technology transfer and upkeep should be given importance in water management programmes. Keywords: Economic surplus; Research investment; Returns to water management research; Technology adoption eProduct: Buy this article for £24.00 (IWA MEMBER PRICE: £18.00) All prices include VAT. For customers where VAT should not be applied, the VAT amount will be removed upon payment |
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