An assessment of crop water productivity in the Indus and Ganges River Basins: current status and scope for improvement

The Indus and Ganges River Basin, being the most populous in the world, is under extreme pressure to sustain food security. Production resources including water are being exploited to various levels from underdevelopment to heavy overexploitation. This report provides a bird?s eye view of the basin...

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Main Authors: Xueliang Cai, Sharma, Bharat R., Matin, Mir Abdul, Sharma, D., Gunasinghe, Sarath
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: International Water Management Institute 2010
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39926
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description The Indus and Ganges River Basin, being the most populous in the world, is under extreme pressure to sustain food security. Production resources including water are being exploited to various levels from underdevelopment to heavy overexploitation. This report provides a bird?s eye view of the basin and focuses on the nexus between agricultural production and water consumption, making it possible to pinpoint the areas with high/low water productivity and identify the factors behind this, which helps to promote informed decision making in light of environmental sustainability.
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spelling CGSpace399262025-11-07T08:42:58Z An assessment of crop water productivity in the Indus and Ganges River Basins: current status and scope for improvement Xueliang Cai Sharma, Bharat R. Matin, Mir Abdul Sharma, D. Gunasinghe, Sarath water productivity crops yields rice wheat river basins models remote sensing evapotranspiration mapping The Indus and Ganges River Basin, being the most populous in the world, is under extreme pressure to sustain food security. Production resources including water are being exploited to various levels from underdevelopment to heavy overexploitation. This report provides a bird?s eye view of the basin and focuses on the nexus between agricultural production and water consumption, making it possible to pinpoint the areas with high/low water productivity and identify the factors behind this, which helps to promote informed decision making in light of environmental sustainability. 2010 2014-06-13T14:29:42Z 2014-06-13T14:29:42Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39926 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Cai, Xueliang; Sharma, Bharat R.; Matin, Mir Abdul; Sharma, D.; Gunasinghe, Sarath. 2010. An assessment of crop water productivity in the Indus and Ganges River Basins: current status and scope for improvement. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 22p. (IWMI Research Report 140) doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2010.232
spellingShingle water productivity
crops
yields
rice
wheat
river basins
models
remote sensing
evapotranspiration
mapping
Xueliang Cai
Sharma, Bharat R.
Matin, Mir Abdul
Sharma, D.
Gunasinghe, Sarath
An assessment of crop water productivity in the Indus and Ganges River Basins: current status and scope for improvement
title An assessment of crop water productivity in the Indus and Ganges River Basins: current status and scope for improvement
title_full An assessment of crop water productivity in the Indus and Ganges River Basins: current status and scope for improvement
title_fullStr An assessment of crop water productivity in the Indus and Ganges River Basins: current status and scope for improvement
title_full_unstemmed An assessment of crop water productivity in the Indus and Ganges River Basins: current status and scope for improvement
title_short An assessment of crop water productivity in the Indus and Ganges River Basins: current status and scope for improvement
title_sort assessment of crop water productivity in the indus and ganges river basins current status and scope for improvement
topic water productivity
crops
yields
rice
wheat
river basins
models
remote sensing
evapotranspiration
mapping
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39926
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