Impact of Laser Land Levelling on Farmers' Livelihood: Evidence from Raichur District of Karnataka, India

This dataset contains observations from 604 farmers interviewed in 2018 to study the impact of the use of Laser Land Leveller (LLL) in a severe drought struck region of India. LLL offers various advantages like precise land levelling, reduced time and water for irrigation, uniform distribution of water in fields, good germination, and growth of crops, etc. Thus, various studies have tried to examine the effectiveness of LLL using an ex-ante assessment but in this study, we try to evaluate the impact of LLL on farmers’ livelihood using an ex-post analysis in Raichur district of India.

本数据集包含2018年对604名农户的访谈观测数据，旨在研究激光平地机（Laser Land Leveller, LLL）在印度严重干旱受灾地区的应用影响。该设备具备多项核心优势：可实现精准土地平整，缩短灌溉耗时、降低灌溉用水量，保障田间水分均匀分布，提升作物发芽率与生长态势等。此前已有多项研究尝试通过事前评估方法验证激光平地机的应用成效，但本研究以印度拉伊丘尔（Raichur）县为研究区域，采用事后分析方法评估激光平地机对农户生计的影响。