Water-milk nexus in India: a path to a sustainable water future?

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dc.creatorAmarasinghe, Upali A.
dc.creatorShah, Tushaar
dc.creatorSmakhtin, Vladimir U.
dc.date2012-02
dc.date2013-11-21T08:41:28Z
dc.date2014-02-02T16:39:50Z
dc.date2013-11-21T08:41:28Z
dc.date2014-02-02T16:39:50Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:44:23Z
dc.descriptionThis paper examines the nexus between milk production and water use in India. The nexus is examined in the context of extended consumptive water use (CWU) of milk production beyond drinking water. It includes the real CWU (evapotranspiration (ETa) that occurs during the production of green fodder and feed grains) and the virtual CWU (ETa embedded in by-products for animal feed). The real CWU appears as large as that of sugarcane, and the real and virtual CWU combined is as large as that of rice. However, milk production generates more value than the outputs of rice and sugarcane combined. Sustainable water use and agricultural growth in major milk-producing areas require a drastic reduction in groundwater CWU, which, at present, exceeds natural recharge. It is suggested that diversifying to a mix of milk and high-value (but low water consuming) crops can reduce groundwater CWU while ensuring higher total output.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/34742
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/164170
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceAmarasinghe, U. A., Shah, T., & Smakhtin, V. (2011). Water–milk nexus in India: a path to a sustainable water future? In International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability (Vol. 10, Issue 1, pp. 93–108). Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2012.620336
dc.subjectmilk production
dc.subjectwater use
dc.subjectevapotranspiration
dc.subjectfeed crops
dc.subjectfeed cereals
dc.subjectplant production
dc.subjectbyproducts
dc.subjectfeeds
dc.subjectassessment
dc.subjectgroundwater
dc.subjectwater conservation
dc.subjectwater consumption
dc.subjectcrop production
dc.subjectdiversification
dc.subjectgroundwater irrigation
dc.subjectwater productivity
dc.subjectsustainable agriculture
dc.titleWater-milk nexus in India: a path to a sustainable water future?
dc.typeJournal Article

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