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Symbiosis of Water and Agricultural Transformation in India

In: Indian Agriculture Towards 2030

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  • Mihir Shah

    (Shiv Nadar University)

  • P. S. Vijayshankar

    (Samaj Pragati Sahayog)

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This chapter develops the argument for twin propositions: (a) that the crisis in Indian agriculture cannot be resolved without a paradigm shift in water management and governance, and (b) that India’s water crisis requires a paradigm shift in agriculture. If three water-intensive crops use up 80% of agricultural water, the basic water needs of the country, for drinking water or protective irrigation, cannot be met. The paper sets out how this paradigm shift can be effected between 2020 to 2030—by shifting cropping patterns towards crops suited to each agroecological region, moving from monoculture to poly-cultural crop biodiversity, widespread adoption of water-saving seeds and technologies, a decisive move towards natural farming and greater emphasis on soil structure and green water. At the same time, we advocate protection of India’s catchment areas, a shift towards participatory approaches to water management, while building trans-disciplinarity and overcoming hydro-schizophrenia in water governance.

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  • Mihir Shah & P. S. Vijayshankar, 2022. "Symbiosis of Water and Agricultural Transformation in India," India Studies in Business and Economics, in: Ramesh Chand & Pramod Joshi & Shyam Khadka (ed.), Indian Agriculture Towards 2030, pages 109-152, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:isbchp:978-981-19-0763-0_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-0763-0_5
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