This paper analyzes the correlation of irrigation investments among agricultural households across India’s 20 major states with irrigation governance and agricultural productivity.
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Low and variable yields of wheat in the rice--wheat cropping systems of lower Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) of South Asia, covering Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (EUP) in India and the Terai region of Nepal, are a matter of significant concern for
The state must also combine the provision of irrigation with public procurement of rice and wheat and improved access to markets for high-value crops.
Much of my research has been on the need for collective action in managing natural resources, and the value of groups to facilitate collective agency for women’s empowerment.
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Sticky seeds: Why old seeds continue to dominate the rice-wheat agriculture in Eastern India
Preliminary findings of a joint ICAR-IFPRI survey covering more than 2,000 farmers from 40 districts of Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh and Odisha show that the adoption of improved varieties of rice and wheat seeds is slow in the region.
India boasts the largest irrigated agricultural system in the world relying on groundwater.
States in the Eastern Gangetic Plains (EGP) of India have rich and stable groundwater endowments.
project paper
Costs of diesel pump irrigation systems in the Eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains: What options exist for efficiency gains?
Groundwater irrigation plays a critical role in supporting food security, rural livelihoods and economic development in South Asia. Yet, large disparities in groundwater access and use remain across the region.
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Experimental Games for Strengthening Collective Action? Learning from Field Experiments in India
Groundwater is a common pool resource which experiences depletion in many places around the world. The increased use of irrigation and water demanding cash crops stimulate this development.
discussion paper
Contract farming, productivity and fertilizer usage: Empirical evidence from specialty crop production
This study investigates the impact of contract farming (CF) in baby corn production on yield, irrigation costs, fertilizer costs and usage of chemical fertilizer.
discussion paper
‘Sticky Rice’: Variety inertia and groundwater crisis in a technologically progressive state of India
This paper studies the high adoption of Pusa 44, a long-duration and old rice variety cultivated in Punjab, despite the availability of new short-duration varieties and the overall technological advancement of agriculture.
discussion paper
Revisiting investments and subsidies to accelerate agricultural income and alleviate rural poverty in India
This study tests the hypothesis that differences in public spending explain interstate variations in land productivity, income, and rural poverty.