Managing water resources is one of the most pressing challenges of our times-fundamental
to how we feed 2 billion more people in coming decades, eliminate poverty, and reverse …

Water productivity is defined as the ratio of the net benefits from crop, forestry, fishery,
livestock, and mixed agricultural systems to the amount of water required to produce those …

Abstract Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.), a major cash crop in India has a unique role
in sustaining agro industrial economic growth. Sugarcane being a long duration crop …

This study evaluated the irrigation schemes for tomato production using the environmental,
economic, and social pillars of sustainability. A pot-scale experiment was conducted using …

The study examines long-term land use/land cover change (LUCC) at a finer scale in a semi-
arid region of India. The objectives were to study and quantify the spatiotemporal LUCC and …

Low cost drip irrigation (LCDI) has been a recent introduction to India and it may be an
inexpensive means of expanding irrigation into uncultivated areas, thereby increasing land …

Sugarcane is a high water-requiring (with an average of 20 megalitres of water/ha) crop and
80% of its water requirement is met through groundwater. The Central Ground Water Board …

Blackgram, a protein-rich pulse crop (24%), is crucial for combating food insecurity,
particularly in malnourished and economically weak countries. Enhancing blackgram …

Adoption of drip irrigation in Kerala State of India is very low and potential exists to increase
its adoption in the State. A field survey was conducted in two districts to determine the major …

Adoption of micro-irrigation has been slow among farmers in India in spite of concerted
efforts. Based on a systematic literature review, this article makes two observations. First …