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Why impacts of irrigation on agrarian dynamism and livelihoods are contrasting: Evidence from eastern Indian states.

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Title Why impacts of irrigation on agrarian dynamism and livelihoods are contrasting: Evidence from eastern Indian states.
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Creator Ghosh, S., Srivastava, S.K., Nayak, A.K., Panda, D.K., Nanda, P. and Kumar, A.
 
Subject irrigation; groundwater development; agriculture; poverty; standard of living
 
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Irrigation, agriculture, poverty and standard of living were analysed in five eastern Indian states to delineate the links and/or
missing links between the standard of living scenario and performance of the irrigation and agriculture sectors. Different indices
were constructed for assessment of district- wise scenarios of irrigation, agriculture, poverty and standard of living; accordingly,
the majority of the districts in the eastern Indian states showed both the irrigation and agricultural scenarios at a low
level, which may be attributed to the meagre groundwater-irrigated area due to the low level of groundwater development
(27%) and dependence on a surface irrigation system that suffers from a low level of irrigation efficiency and intensity. Lack
of an assured irrigation service has a bearing on the low productivity of the major crop paddy and food grain production. Better
living conditions and less poverty were found in the districts where relatively better irrigation and agricultural performance
were observed. Multiple regression revealed 60% (R2> 0.60) variation in living conditions was predicted by the indicators
of agriculture and poverty excluding the indicators of irrigation, which is attributed to the fact of lower groundwater exploitation
for irrigation in most of the districts of eastern Indian states due to poor institutional and infrastructure support resulting in
a lower impact of irrigation on the poverty and standard of living scenarios. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Date 2018-11-29T06:33:10Z
2018-11-29T06:33:10Z
2014-06-19
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Ghosh, S., Srivastava, S.K., Nayak, A.K., Panda, D.K., Nanda, P. and Kumar, A. 2014. Why impacts of irrigation on agrarian dynamism and livelihoods are contrasting: Evidence from eastern Indian states. Irrigation and Drainage 63:573-583
1531-0361
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/14048
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Wiley