Economic effects of water use and landholding scale to farming in South Asia: evidences from Indo-Gangetic basin
Water use and landholding factors are widely acknowledged as major determinants of agricultural development in agrarian regions of the Indo-Gangetic basin (IGB). High attention is mainly given to irrigation policy while land is often apprehended through soil productivity aspects. However, the nexus...
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| author | Xenarios, Stefanos Sharma, Bharat R. Amarasinghe, Upali A. |
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| author_facet | Xenarios, Stefanos Sharma, Bharat R. Amarasinghe, Upali A. |
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| description | Water use and landholding factors are widely acknowledged as major determinants of agricultural development in agrarian regions of the Indo-Gangetic basin (IGB). High attention is mainly given to irrigation policy while land is often apprehended through soil productivity aspects. However, the nexus between land scale and water consumption in respect to the economic implications of agricultural development is poorly elaborated. To this aim, this paper examines the economic effects of water use and landholding scale to farming in agricultural communities of IGB area. The research is based on an extensive survey conducted in representative areas of Pakistan, India and Nepal situated along the IGB basin. The results signify that the economic viability of marginal and small landholders and water users is threatened when the study focuses on the land scaling effects to farming. Practical recommendations towards the rescheduling of irrigation and land use policies are introduced. |
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| spelling | CGSpace397082025-11-07T09:03:09Z Economic effects of water use and landholding scale to farming in South Asia: evidences from Indo-Gangetic basin Xenarios, Stefanos Sharma, Bharat R. Amarasinghe, Upali A. agricultural development irrigation water water use water allocation land ownership economic aspects river basins models Water use and landholding factors are widely acknowledged as major determinants of agricultural development in agrarian regions of the Indo-Gangetic basin (IGB). High attention is mainly given to irrigation policy while land is often apprehended through soil productivity aspects. However, the nexus between land scale and water consumption in respect to the economic implications of agricultural development is poorly elaborated. To this aim, this paper examines the economic effects of water use and landholding scale to farming in agricultural communities of IGB area. The research is based on an extensive survey conducted in representative areas of Pakistan, India and Nepal situated along the IGB basin. The results signify that the economic viability of marginal and small landholders and water users is threatened when the study focuses on the land scaling effects to farming. Practical recommendations towards the rescheduling of irrigation and land use policies are introduced. 2011 2014-06-13T14:29:16Z 2014-06-13T14:29:16Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39708 en Open Access application/pdf Xenarios, Stefanos; Sharma, Bharat R.; Amarasinghe, Upali. 2011. Economic effects of water use and landholding scale to farming in South Asia: evidences from Indo-Gangetic basin. In Xenarios, Stefanos; Sharma, Bharat R.; Amarasinghe, Upali; Singh, A. Research analysis on the effects of agricultural water and landholdings to rural livelihoods in Indo-Gangetic Basin: with emphasis on Bihar State. [Report of the NAIP-IFAD Project on Water and Rural Livelihoods]. New Delhi, India: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Bihar, India: Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for Eastern Region. 23p. |
| spellingShingle | agricultural development irrigation water water use water allocation land ownership economic aspects river basins models Xenarios, Stefanos Sharma, Bharat R. Amarasinghe, Upali A. Economic effects of water use and landholding scale to farming in South Asia: evidences from Indo-Gangetic basin |
| title | Economic effects of water use and landholding scale to farming in South Asia: evidences from Indo-Gangetic basin |
| title_full | Economic effects of water use and landholding scale to farming in South Asia: evidences from Indo-Gangetic basin |
| title_fullStr | Economic effects of water use and landholding scale to farming in South Asia: evidences from Indo-Gangetic basin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Economic effects of water use and landholding scale to farming in South Asia: evidences from Indo-Gangetic basin |
| title_short | Economic effects of water use and landholding scale to farming in South Asia: evidences from Indo-Gangetic basin |
| title_sort | economic effects of water use and landholding scale to farming in south asia evidences from indo gangetic basin |
| topic | agricultural development irrigation water water use water allocation land ownership economic aspects river basins models |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39708 |
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