Water for food in Bangladesh: outlook to 2030
This research study shows that ‘business-as-usual’ scenarios will have substantial production surpluses of rice, which dominates water use patterns in the country at present. However, the surpluses come at a considerable environmental cost, due to high levels of groundwater depletion. Bangladesh can...
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| author | Amarasinghe, Upali A. Sharma, Bharat R. Muthuwatta, Lal P. Khan, Z.H. |
| author_browse | Amarasinghe, Upali A. Khan, Z.H. Muthuwatta, Lal P. Sharma, Bharat R. |
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| description | This research study shows that ‘business-as-usual’ scenarios will have substantial production surpluses of rice, which dominates water use patterns in the country at present. However, the surpluses come at a considerable environmental cost, due to high levels of groundwater depletion. Bangladesh can mitigate potential groundwater crises by limiting rice production to meet the requirements of self-sufficiency. Increases in water productivity of both Aman (wet season) and Boro (dry season) rice production can help too. A carefully designed deficit irrigation regime for Boro rice can also increase transpiration, yield, water productivity and production, and reduce the pressure on scarce groundwater resources. |
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| spelling | CGSpace653562025-11-07T08:55:33Z Water for food in Bangladesh: outlook to 2030 Amarasinghe, Upali A. Sharma, Bharat R. Muthuwatta, Lal P. Khan, Z.H. water supply water demand water productivity groundwater food supply food consumption rice irrigated land nutrients animal products feed crops sustainability forecasting This research study shows that ‘business-as-usual’ scenarios will have substantial production surpluses of rice, which dominates water use patterns in the country at present. However, the surpluses come at a considerable environmental cost, due to high levels of groundwater depletion. Bangladesh can mitigate potential groundwater crises by limiting rice production to meet the requirements of self-sufficiency. Increases in water productivity of both Aman (wet season) and Boro (dry season) rice production can help too. A carefully designed deficit irrigation regime for Boro rice can also increase transpiration, yield, water productivity and production, and reduce the pressure on scarce groundwater resources. 2014 2015-04-30T13:44:09Z 2015-04-30T13:44:09Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65356 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Amarasinghe, Upali A. [IWMI]; Sharma, Bharat R. [IWMI]; Muthuwatta, Lal [IWMI]; Khan, Z. H. [NARS]; 2014. Water for food in Bangladesh: outlook to 2030. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 32p. (IWMI Research Report 158) https://doi.org/10.5337/2014.213 |
| spellingShingle | water supply water demand water productivity groundwater food supply food consumption rice irrigated land nutrients animal products feed crops sustainability forecasting Amarasinghe, Upali A. Sharma, Bharat R. Muthuwatta, Lal P. Khan, Z.H. Water for food in Bangladesh: outlook to 2030 |
| title | Water for food in Bangladesh: outlook to 2030 |
| title_full | Water for food in Bangladesh: outlook to 2030 |
| title_fullStr | Water for food in Bangladesh: outlook to 2030 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Water for food in Bangladesh: outlook to 2030 |
| title_short | Water for food in Bangladesh: outlook to 2030 |
| title_sort | water for food in bangladesh outlook to 2030 |
| topic | water supply water demand water productivity groundwater food supply food consumption rice irrigated land nutrients animal products feed crops sustainability forecasting |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65356 |
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