Farmers should increasingly adopt more water-efficient irrigation technologies—such as drip irrigation—as a result of climate warming and aggravating water scarcity. This research analyses whether Italian farmers adapt to climate change by changing their irrigation technology mix. We apply a two-stage econometric model to data from more than 5,000 Italian farms. We find that, indeed, temperature and rainfall are important determinants of irrigation choice. Our results show that farmers are not autonomously adopting higher fractions of drip irrigation in response to climate change, suggesting that government incentives are needed to encourage this transition.
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