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This book addresses strategies for food security and sustainable
agriculture in developing economies. The book focuses primarily on
India, a fast developing economy, whose natural resource base
comprising land and water supporting agricultural production is not
only under enormous stress, but also complex and not amenable to a
uniform strategy. It critically reviews issues which continue to
dominate the debate on water management for agricultural and food
production. The book examines the validity of the claim that large
water resources projects cause serious social and environmental
damages using global and national datasets. The authors examine
claims that the future of Indian agriculture is in rain-fed farming
supported by small water harvesting. They question whether
water-abundant eastern India could become the granary of India,
through a groundwater revolution with the right policy inputs. In
the process, they look at the less researched aspect of the food
security challenge, which is land scarcity in eastern India. The
book analyzes the physical, economic and social impacts of
large-scale adoption of micro irrigation systems, using a farming
system approach for north Gujarat. Through an economic valuation of
the multiple use benefits from tank systems in western Orissa, it
shows how value of water from large public irrigation systems could
be enhanced. The book also looks at the reasons for the limited
success in bringing about the much needed institutional reforms in
canal irrigation for securing higher productivity and equity using
case studies of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Finally it
addresses how other countries in the developing world, particularly
Sub-Saharan Africa could learn from Indian experience.
This book addresses strategies for food security and sustainable
agriculture in developing economies. The book focuses primarily on
India, a fast developing economy, whose natural resource base
comprising land and water supporting agricultural production is not
only under enormous stress, but also complex and not amenable to a
uniform strategy. It critically reviews issues which continue to
dominate the debate on water management for agricultural and food
production. The book examines the validity of the claim that large
water resources projects cause serious social and environmental
damages using global and national datasets. The authors examine
claims that the future of Indian agriculture is in rain-fed farming
supported by small water harvesting. They question whether
water-abundant eastern India could become the granary of India,
through a groundwater revolution with the right policy inputs. In
the process, they look at the less researched aspect of the food
security challenge, which is land scarcity in eastern India. The
book analyzes the physical, economic and social impacts of
large-scale adoption of micro irrigation systems, using a farming
system approach for north Gujarat. Through an economic valuation of
the multiple use benefits from tank systems in western Orissa, it
shows how value of water from large public irrigation systems could
be enhanced. The book also looks at the reasons for the limited
success in bringing about the much needed institutional reforms in
canal irrigation for securing higher productivity and equity using
case studies of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Finally it
addresses how other countries in the developing world, particularly
Sub-Saharan Africa could learn from Indian experience.
It is becoming increasingly recognized that for the optimal
sustainable development and use of natural resources, an integrated
approach to water management, agriculture, food security and energy
is required. This "nexus" is now the focus of major attention by
researchers, policy-makers and practitioners. In this book, the
authors show how these issues are being addressed in India as part
of its economic development, and how these can provide lessons for
other developing nations. They address the conflicting claims of
water resources for irrigation and hydropower, where both are
scarce at the national level for fostering water and energy
security. They also consider the relationship between water for
irrigated agriculture and household use and its impact on rural
poverty. They identify weaknesses in the current hydropower
development programme in India that are preventing it from being an
ecologically sustainable, socially just and economically viable
solution to meeting growing energy demand. The empirical analyses
presented show the enormous scope for co-management of water,
energy, agricultural growth and food security through appropriate
technological interventions and market instruments.
It is becoming increasingly recognized that for the optimal
sustainable development and use of natural resources, an integrated
approach to water management, agriculture, food security and energy
is required. This "nexus" is now the focus of major attention by
researchers, policy-makers and practitioners. In this book, the
authors show how these issues are being addressed in India as part
of its economic development, and how these can provide lessons for
other developing nations. They address the conflicting claims of
water resources for irrigation and hydropower, where both are
scarce at the national level for fostering water and energy
security. They also consider the relationship between water for
irrigated agriculture and household use and its impact on rural
poverty. They identify weaknesses in the current hydropower
development programme in India that are preventing it from being an
ecologically sustainable, socially just and economically viable
solution to meeting growing energy demand. The empirical analyses
presented show the enormous scope for co-management of water,
energy, agricultural growth and food security through appropriate
technological interventions and market instruments.
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