Economic effects of water use and landholding scale to farming in South Asia: evidences from Indo-Gangetic basin

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dc.creatorXenarios, Stefanos
dc.creatorSharma, Bharat R.
dc.creatorAmarasinghe, Upali A.
dc.date2011
dc.date2014-06-13T14:29:16Z
dc.date2014-06-13T14:29:16Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:41:48Z
dc.descriptionWater use and landholding factors are widely acknowledged as major determinants of agricultural development in agrarian regions of the Indo-Gangetic basin (IGB). High attention is mainly given to irrigation policy while land is often apprehended through soil productivity aspects. However, the nexus between land scale and water consumption in respect to the economic implications of agricultural development is poorly elaborated. To this aim, this paper examines the economic effects of water use and landholding scale to farming in agricultural communities of IGB area. The research is based on an extensive survey conducted in representative areas of Pakistan, India and Nepal situated along the IGB basin. The results signify that the economic viability of marginal and small landholders and water users is threatened when the study focuses on the land scaling effects to farming. Practical recommendations towards the rescheduling of irrigation and land use policies are introduced.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/39708
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/162954
dc.languageen
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceXenarios, Stefanos; Sharma, Bharat R.; Amarasinghe, Upali. 2011. Economic effects of water use and landholding scale to farming in South Asia: evidences from Indo-Gangetic basin. In Xenarios, Stefanos; Sharma, Bharat R.; Amarasinghe, Upali; Singh, A. Research analysis on the effects of agricultural water and landholdings to rural livelihoods in Indo-Gangetic Basin: with emphasis on Bihar State. [Report of the NAIP-IFAD Project on Water and Rural Livelihoods]. New Delhi, India: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Bihar, India: Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for Eastern Region. 23p.
dc.subjectagricultural development
dc.subjectirrigation water
dc.subjectwater use
dc.subjectwater allocation
dc.subjectland ownership
dc.subjecteconomic aspects
dc.subjectriver basins
dc.subjectmodels
dc.titleEconomic effects of water use and landholding scale to farming in South Asia: evidences from Indo-Gangetic basin
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