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DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/ab4ccc |
Farmer adaptation to reduced groundwater availability | |
Running K.; Burnham M.; Wardropper C.; Ma Z.; Hawes J.; Du Bray M.V. | |
发表日期 | 2019 |
ISSN | 17489318 |
卷号 | 14期号:11 |
英文摘要 | The sustainability of agriculture in the American West depends on the capacity of farmers to adapt to water resource constraints. Most US studies of agricultural adaptations measure farmers' willingness to adopt various water use reduction strategies, meaning we have little empirical data on which strategies farmers implement and how these decisions impact their farms. We use survey data from 265 farmers in southeastern Idaho who, beginning in 2016, were required to cut annual groundwater withdrawals by 4%-20% to identify (1) the adaptation practices farmers implemented; (2) how reported crop yields and farm income were impacted; and (3) how adaptation practices varied by farm and farmer characteristics. We found the most commonly used adaptations were reduced spending, installation of more efficient irrigation systems or less frequent watering, and changing crop rotations. Farmers reported losing on average 7.6% of their yield and 8.4% of their income over the first two years of the water cuts. We found no systematic variation based on specific farm or farmer characteristics. Drawing on these results and prior research, we present a typology of adaptation categories intended to inform future research, allow comparisons to adaptation strategies elsewhere, and assist policymakers in designing effective policy interventions. © 2019 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd. |
英文关键词 | Adaptation; agriculture; aquifer recharge; climate change; groundwater; sustainability |
语种 | 英语 |
scopus关键词 | Agricultural robots; Agriculture; Aquifers; Climate change; Crops; Groundwater; Groundwater resources; Sustainable development; Water management; Adaptation; Adaptation strategies; Aquifer recharge; Groundwater withdrawal; Policy intervention; Resource Constraint; Systematic variation; Water use reductions; Recharging (underground waters); adaptive management; agricultural application; aquifer; climate change; crop rotation; crop yield; decision making; farmers knowledge; groundwater; implementation process; income; irrigation system; policy making; recharge; strategic approach; sustainability; water availability; water resource; water use; Idaho; United States |
来源期刊 | Environmental Research Letters |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/154754 |
作者单位 | Department of Sociology, Social Work and Criminology, Idaho State University, 921 S. 8th Ave., Pocatello, ID 83209, United States; Department of Natural Resources and Society, University of Idaho, MS 1139, 875 Perimeter Drive, Moscow, ID 83844-1139, United States; Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, 195 Marsteller Street, West Lafayette, IN 47909-2033, United States; Augustana College, Environmental Studies, 639 38th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201, United States |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Running K.,Burnham M.,Wardropper C.,et al. Farmer adaptation to reduced groundwater availability[J],2019,14(11). |
APA | Running K.,Burnham M.,Wardropper C.,Ma Z.,Hawes J.,&Du Bray M.V..(2019).Farmer adaptation to reduced groundwater availability.Environmental Research Letters,14(11). |
MLA | Running K.,et al."Farmer adaptation to reduced groundwater availability".Environmental Research Letters 14.11(2019). |
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