The water markets as an institution for water demand and supply management has been
extensively documented both theoretically and empirically. The application of successful …

In this article, we analyze the impact of land fragmentation, farm size, land ownership and
crop diversity on farm profit and efficiency of 90 groundwater irrigated farms in the hard rock …

Informal groundwater markets have spontaneously developed in Pakistan due to the
heterogeneity of farmers' resource endowments, irrigation water shortages, and productivity …

Uninhibited drafting and plummeting groundwater levels have entailed a slew of eco-
environmental and socio-economic crises across vast swathes of South Asia, leading to …

Vegetation distribution and growth are significantly affected by changing climate conditions.
Understanding the response of vegetation to hydroclimatic disturbances such as droughts is …

Highlights•Competitiveness of groundwater versus surface water for irrigation is evaluated.•
Groundwater irrigation technology enhances rice productivity and efficiency.•Dominance of …

In the hard rock areas of India, overdraft of groundwater has led to negative externalities. It
increased costs of groundwater irrigation and caused welfare losses. At the same time …

In recent years, the proliferation of private well irrigation systems in South Asia, especially in
the hard rock areas of India, has stimulated the growth of informal groundwater markets …

Market-based water allocation systems have the potential to ensure that scarce water will
flow to the user who earns the highest marginal value from that water. However, the number …

In response to the development of groundwater-based irrigation technology, institutions
such as groundwater markets have emerged in many parts of India. While the farmers' …