Science Research Management ›› 2013, Vol. ›› Issue (2): 145-151.

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The resource endowment induced option of agricultural technology——Taking cottonwater-saving drip irrigation technology of Xinjiang Production andConstruction Corps as an example

Su Hui   

  1. Normal College, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China
  • Received:2011-09-23 Revised:2012-09-20 Online:2013-02-27 Published:2013-02-28

Abstract: Resource endowment is an important factor that causes agricultural technology to evolve with the purpose of saving scarce resources. By using the related agricultural data during the period of 1996-2010 by Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), the reasons for the option of drip irrigation and the theory of induced technological innovation are analyzed. The results indicate that the option of cotton water-saving drip irrigation selected by XPCC is induced by both element scarcity and market demand. The research concludes that in spite of the differences in induced mechanism and environment, the water-saving drip irrigation technology could be widely chosen in the water-shortage areas as a result of saving scarce resources and market demand.

Key words: resource endowment, agricultural technology, drip irrigation technology, induced option

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