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Comparison between Irrigation Payment Systems and
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Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development www.
iiste.
org
ISSN 2222-1700 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2855 (Online)
Vol.
2, No.
10, 2011
1 | P a g e
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iiste.
org
Comparison between Irrigation Payment Systems and
Probability of Using Water Saving Technology
Md.
Saidur Rahman
Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics
Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
Phone: 008801733980428, Email: saidurbau@yahoo.
com
Arild Angelsen
Professor, Department of Economics and Resource Management
Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB), Box: 5003, 1432 Ås, Norway
Phone: 004764965698, Email: arild.
angelsen@umb.
no
This study is supported by NORAD, Norway
Abstract
This study attempts to answer two questions: Why have different payment systems for high yielding variety
of Boro paddy irrigation emerged in Bangladesh? Why do some farmers apply water saving technology?
Thirty shallow tubewell owner farmers and 180 user farmers were selected from two areas in Banglad
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