70-80% Indian Farmers Depend on Groundwater; Solar Irrigation Inadequate to Change Crop Choices: Report
Policies favouring growth of staple water-intensive cereal crops in different states have played major role in irrigation expansion
India’s looming groundwater overexploitation crisis is particularly concerning for the agriculture sector – the biggest user of groundwater, according to a new report.
“Of the farmers using irrigation in the country, 70-80 per cent are groundwater dependent. And more intensive irrigation frequently means more income,” stated the report released during the launch of Water, Environment, Land and Livelihoods (WELL) Labs, a new Bangalore-based organisation, July 27, 2023.
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