Changing consumption patterns: implications on food and water demand in India

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dc.creatorAmarasinghe, Upali A.
dc.creatorShah, Tushaar
dc.creatorSingh, Om Prakash
dc.date2007
dc.date2014-06-13T14:29:40Z
dc.date2014-06-13T14:29:40Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:26:42Z
dc.descriptionIncreasing income and urbanization are triggering a rapid change in food consumption patterns in India. This report assesses India's changing food consumption patterns and their implications on future food and water demand. According to the projections made in this study, the total calorie supply would continue to increase, but the dominance of food grains in the consumption basket is likely to decrease by 2050, and the consumption of non-grain crops and animal products would increase to provide a major part of the daily calorie supply. Although the total food grain demand will decrease, the total grain demand is likely to increase with the increasing feed demand for the livestock. The implications of the changing consumption patterns are assessed through consumptive water use (CWU) under the assumptions of full or partial food self-sufficiency.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/39906
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/156050
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Water Management Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceAmarasinghe, Upali A.; Shah, Tushaar; Singh, Om Prakash. 2007. Changing consumption patterns: implications on food and water demand in India. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 37p. (IWMI Research Report 119)
dc.subjectfood consumption
dc.subjectcereals
dc.subjectwater demand
dc.subjectwater use
dc.subjectirrigated farming
dc.subjectcrop production
dc.subjectgrain
dc.subjectlivestock
dc.titleChanging consumption patterns: implications on food and water demand in India
dc.typeReport

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