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THE JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC SCIENCES: THEORY AND PRACTICE, V.82, # 2, 2025, pp. 79-95

DETERMINANTS OF SOLAR WATER PUMPING SYSTEM
ADOPTION AMONG FARMERS: A FACTOR ANALYSIS
APPROACH

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Sathish Kumar Murugan , Ganeshkumar D. Rede , Teena Lakshmi Baskaran , Prity
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Kumari , Alina Cristina Nuta *
1 Department of Environmental Economics and Management, The Robert H Smith
Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of
Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel. ORCID ID: 0009-0008-5976-0836
[email protected]
2 Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Nagpur, Constituent of
Symbiosis International (Deemed University) Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. ORCID
ID: 0000-0002-5559-3259; [email protected]
3 Vinayaka Mission's School of Economics and Public Policy, Vinayaka Mission's
Research Foundation (Deemed University), Chennai, India. ORCID ID: 0009-0008-
7982-0365; [email protected]
4 College of Horticulture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, India. ORCID ID:
0000-0002-8712-668X; [email protected]
5 Women Researchers Council, Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC),
Istiqlaliyyat Str. 6, Baku 1001, Azerbaijan, ORCID ID: 0000-0003-3248-644X;
[email protected]
*Corresponding author: [email protected]

https://doi.org/10.30546/jestp.2025.82.02.2016

Received: June 06; accepted November 05, 2025; published online December 16, 2025

ABSTRACT
Renewable energy technologies have become increasingly important in agriculture,
especially in the regions experiencing energy insecurity and groundwater shortages. This
study examines the key factors influencing the adoption of solar water pumping systems
(SWPS) among farmers in West Bengal, India, a state with high solar potential. A total
of 150 farmers has been interviewed to collect data on their adoption of SWPS. Factor
analysis was employed using IBM SPSS software for the analysis. In the study, three
main factors were identified as contributing to adoption behavior: institutional support,
economic benefits, and technical benefits, which together explained over 62.483 percent
variance in adoption behavior. Integrated policies are needed that combine financial
incentives, capacity building, and technical support to encourage equitable and
widespread adoption of solar irrigation. This study offers valuable insights to
policymakers, development agencies, and stakeholders working to enhance energy
access, promote climate-resilient agriculture, and accelerate the transition to green energy.

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