Tackling India's water crisis: A blueprint for agricultural water efficiency

Water in agriculture: Navigating the nexus of efficiency, innovation, and collaboration | India Water Portal

Water in agriculture: Navigating the nexus of efficiency, innovation, and collaboration

While cities such as Bengaluru are facing severe water crisis, what can citizens do to deal with the situation and prevent wastage of water? Add to these best practices or volunteer with us and help us represent these do's and dont's in the form of interesting illustrations!

Best practices to reduce and reuse water

Managing our domestic water demand

Livelihoods India Summit 2023 - January 17-18, 2024, New Delhi

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Investigate the effectiveness of micro irrigation systems in saving water and their benefits for agricultural practices.

Micro Irrigation: Does It Really Save Water? | India Water Portal

Does micro irrigation really save water?

Conservation - Reducing Water Usage

Agriculture, an important sector of our economy accounts for 14 per cent of the nation’s GDP and about 11 per cent of its exports. India has the second largest arable land base (159.7 million hectares) after US and largest gross irrigated area (88 milion hectares) in the world. Rice, wheat, cotton, oilseeds, jute, tea, sugarcane, milk and potatoes are the major agricultural commodities produced. More importantly, over 60 per cent of the country’s population, comprising several million small farming households, depends on agriculture as a principal income source and land continues to be the main asset for livelihood security. 