This paper analyzes the correlation of irrigation investments among agricultural households across India’s 20 major states with irrigation governance and agricultural productivity.

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

Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan comprising 44% of the country’s total land mass with a population of 12.34 million (5.9 percent of total population of the country), its southern border of Balochistan makes up two-thirds (770 KM) of

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.

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.

States in the Eastern Gangetic Plains (EGP) of India have rich and stable groundwater endowments.

This research was undertaken as part of the Women Improving Nutrition through Group-based Strategies (WINGS) study, and was aimed at understanding ways to improve agricultural practices among women farmers in India.

This study tests the hypothesis that differences in public spending explain interstate variations in land productivity, income, and rural poverty.

Chapter 3 gives a detailed description of pulse production dynamics across regions and over time.

In addition to global events and food policy changes, 2015 also saw important developments with potentially wide repercussions in individual countries and regions.

Drought is one of the major constraints to sustainable improvement of agricultural productivity in the rainfed farming systems.