Irrigation & Drainage Systems Engineering

Department of Mechanical, Aerospace & Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Publications

• Mini Review   
  Farmers Willingness to Pay for an Irrigation Scheduling Tool and the Constraint on Information
  Author(s): T Foster*
  
  Due to climate change, water scarcity and the need for more water resources are growing in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, smallholder farmers may be unable to effectively manage irrigation water for sustainable crop production due to a lack of information and access to irrigation scheduling decision support tools. Wetting Front Detector (WFD) is one of the simple, low-cost, and user-friendly soil water monitoring tools that have been developed to overcome the complexity of irrigation scheduling. However, the tools' commercial viability is contingent on effective demand for the services. The Wetting Front Detector's (WFD) information has an impact on farmers' willingness to pay (WTP), according to this study. First, we find that 98% of farmers reported a WTP higher than zero and that approximately 57% of farmers have information regarding the WFD. Second, al.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2168-9768.2023.12.366

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