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1 Ali, R. M. E. 2005. The feasibility of integration of livestock production in irrigated agriculture in Sudan: Case study – the Gezira Scheme. PhD thesis in Agricultural Sciences (Agricultural Economics), University of Khartoum, Sudan. xix, 196p.
Livestock ; Animal husbandry ; Pastures ; Fodder ; Crop production ; Irrigation programs ; Tenancy ; Social aspects ; Economic aspects ; Labor ; Production costs ; Milk production ; Marketing ; Farm income ; Sensitivity analysis ; Linear programming / Sudan / Gezira Scheme / Nile Basin
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: D 631.7 G146 ALI Record No: H037258)
2 Kumar, Dinesh. 2007. Groundwater management in India: Physical, institutional and policy alternatives. New Delhi, India: Sage. 354p.
Groundwater management ; Groundwater depletion ; Groundwater irrigation ; Drip irrigation ; Lucerne ; Wells ; Public policy ; Water quality ; Economic aspects ; Groundwater irrigation ; Costs ; Livestock ; Milk production ; Crop production ; Water conservation ; Water allocation ; Pricing / India / North Gujarat / Banaskantha District
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 333.9104 G635 KUM Record No: H039843)
3 Kumar, M. Dinesh; Malla, A. K.; Tripathy, S. K. 2008. Economic value of water in agriculture: comparative analysis of a water-scarce and a water-rich region in India. Water International, 33(2):214–230.
Water productivity ; Economic value ; Water scarcity ; Crop production ; Milk production ; Livestock ; Irrigated farming ; Wells ; Tube wells ; Land use ; Income ; Households / India / Punjab / Uttar Pradesh
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G635 KUM Record No: H041536)
The economic value of water should be markedly higher in water-scarce regions than in water-rich regions. Similarly, then the incremental return per unit of land should be higher where land is scarcer. These hypotheses are tested by comparing the situation in western Punjab, which is land-rich and naturally water-scarce and eastern Uttar Pradesh which is land-scarce and water-rich. Our regression analysis shows that every extra unit of water diverted for agriculture generates more economic surplus in western Punjab while every extra unit of land put under cultivation generates more economic surplus in eastern Uttar Pradesh. Hence, transfer of water from a water-rich, land-scarce region to a water-scarce, land-rich region for agriculture might result in the realization of higher economic value.
4 Singh, O. P.; Kumar, M. Dinesh. 2008. Using energy pricing as a tool for efficient, equitable and sustainable use of groundwater for irrigation: evidence from three locations of India. In Kumar, M. Dinesh (Ed.). Managing water in the face of growing scarcity, inequity and declining returns: exploring fresh approaches. Proceedings of the 7th Annual Partners Meet, IWMI TATA Water Policy Research Program, ICRISAT, Patancheru, Hyderabad, India, 2-4 April 2008. Vol.1. Hyderabad, India: International Water Management Institute (IWMI), South Asia Sub Regional Office. pp.413-438.
Groundwater irrigation ; Costs ; Electrical energy ; Pricing ; Pumping ; Water use efficiency ; Water productivity ; Milk production ; Dairy farms ; Livestock ; Water use ; Fodder ; Crop management / India / Gujarat / Uttar Pradesh / Bihar
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G635 KUM Record No: H041884)
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5 Kumar, M. Dinesh; Singh, O. P.; Sivamohan, M. V. K. 2008. Diesel price hikes and farmer distress: the myth and the reality. In Kumar, M. Dinesh (Ed.). Managing water in the face of growing scarcity, inequity and declining returns: exploring fresh approaches. Proceedings of the 7th Annual Partners Meet, IWMI TATA Water Policy Research Program, ICRISAT, Patancheru, Hyderabad, India, 2-4 April 2008. Vol.1. Hyderabad, India: International Water Management Institute (IWMI), South Asia Sub Regional Office. pp.483-497.
Fuels ; Diesel oil ; Prices ; Farmers attitudes ; Pumping ; Costs ; Groundwater irrigation ; Wells ; Ownership ; Economic impact ; Water productivity ; Farm income ; Milk production / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G635 KUM Record No: H041887)
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6 Kumar, M. Dinesh; Malla, A. K.; Tripathy, S. K. 2008. Economic value of water in agriculture: comparative analysis of a water-scarce and water-rich region in India. In Kumar, M. Dinesh (Ed.). Managing water in the face of growing scarcity, inequity and declining returns: exploring fresh approaches. Proceedings of the 7th Annual Partners Meet, IWMI TATA Water Policy Research Program, ICRISAT, Patancheru, Hyderabad, India, 2-4 April 2008. Vol.2. Hyderabad, India: International Water Management Institute (IWMI), South Asia Sub Regional Office. pp.870-888.
Water productivity ; Economic evaluation ; Crop production ; Irrigated farming ; Water costs ; Wells ; Livestock ; Milk production / India / Western Punjab / Uttar Pradesh
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G635 KUM Record No: H041895)
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7 Gayathri Devi, M.; Buechler, S. 2009. Gender dimensions of urban and peri-urban agriculture in Hyderabad, India. In Hovorka, A.; de Zeeuw, H.; Njenga, M. (Eds). Women feeding cities: mainstreaming gender in urban agriculture and food security. Warwickshire, UK: Practicle Action Publishing. pp.35-50.
Gender ; Analysis ; Labor ; Farmers ; Women ; Urban agriculture ; Suburban agriculture ; Community involvement ; Social aspects ; Wastewater irrigation ; Grasses ; Milk production ; Vegetables / India / Hyderabad / Kachiguda / Pirzadiguda / Parvathapuram / Musi River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338 G000 HOR Record No: H042152)
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8 Brabeck-Letmathe, P. 2009. Water and the food industry. In Chartres, Colin (Ed.). Words into action: delegate publication for the 5th World Water Forum, Istanbul, Turkey, 16-22 March 2009. London, UK: Faircount Media Group. pp.118-124.
Water use ; Governance ; Best practices ; Water security ; Water scarcity ; Food production ; Grain crops ; Cereals ; Biofuels ; Wastewater treatment ; Rivers ; Aquifers ; Water distribution ; Milk production
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.9162 G635 SAL Record No: H042195)
9 Shah, Tushaar; Kishore, A.; Hemant, P. 2009. Will the impact of the 2009 drought be different from 2002? Economic and Political weekly, 44(37):11-14.
Drought ; Water scarcity ; Water shortage ; Rain ; Groundwater management ; Tube wells ; Rice ; Milk production ; Dairying ; Aquifers ; Water storage / India / Rajasthan / Andhra Pradesh / Gujarat / Karnataka / Tamil Nadu
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H034806)
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Groundwater, which has emerged as India’s prime adaptive mechanism in times of drought, will play a crucial role this year since the aquifers were recharged in 2006-08. The impact of the drought of 2009 will therefore be less severe than the drought of 2002. Beyond the immediate response, we need to think long term. Instead of pumping money into dams and canals, Indian agriculture will be better off investing in “groundwater banking”. This involves storing surplus flood waters in aquifers which can be drawn upon in times of need.
10 Kumar, M. Dinesh; Amarasinghe, Upali A. (Eds.) 2009. Strategic Analyses of the National River Linking Project (NRLP) of India, Series 4. Water productivity improvements in Indian agriculture: potentials, constraints and prospects. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 152p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2011.007]
Water productivity ; Water use efficiency ; Multiple use ; Irrigation practices ; Irrigation systems ; Water quality ; Water allocation ; Cereals ; Crop yield ; Livestock ; Milk production ; Economic aspects / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G635 KUM Record No: H042633)
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11 Singh, O. P.; Kumar, M. Dinesh. 2009. Impact of dairy farming on agricultural water productivity and irrigation water use. In Kumar, M. Dinesh; Amarasinghe, Upali A. (Eds.). Strategic Analyses of the National River Linking Project (NRLP) of India, Series 4: water productivity improvements in Indian agriculture: potentials, constraints and prospects. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.85-98.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G635 KUM Record No: H042638)
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12 Kumar, M. Dinesh. 2009. Opportunities and constraints to improving water productivity in India. In Kumar, M. Dinesh; Amarasinghe, Upali A. (Eds.). Strategic Analyses of the National River Linking Project (NRLP) of India, Series 4: water productivity improvements in Indian agriculture: potentials, constraints and prospects. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.121-152.
Water productivity ; Analysis ; Irrigated farming ; Crop production ; Milk production ; Rainfed farming ; Food security ; Environmental effects ; Policy / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G635 KUM Record No: H042640)
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13 Amarasinghe, Upali; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Sharma, Bharat R.; Eriyagama, Nishadi. 2010. Water footprints of milk production: a case study in the Moga District of Punjab, India. Project report submitted to Nestle Ltd. under the project “Measuring the water footprints of milk production: contributions to livelihood benefits and sustainable water use in the Moga District in Punjab, India” Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 42p.
Water footprint ; Milk production ; Crop production ; Rice ; Wheat ; Irrigation water ; Water use efficiency ; Food security ; Groundwater depletion ; Water conservation / India / Moga District / Punjab
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H043415)
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A project report submitted to Nestle Ltd. under the project “Measuring the water footprints of milk production: contributions to livelihood benefits and sustainable water use in the Moga District in Punjab, India.” This report assesses the water footprints of milk and crop production, their impacts and options of mitigating them. The major objectives of this report are: To assess water availability and use in agriculture in the Moga District of Punjab State, to examine the contribution of the different agricultural water uses to the over all unsustainable water extraction, and its impact on the WFP of milk and crops; To assess surface water and groundwater use of major crops (e.g., rice, wheat and fodder crops) and in milk production, with a focus on feed and fodder and direct water use for dairy cattle; and To propose improved water management practices that farmers can adopt to reduce WFP, and enhance water productivity and conservation, thus contributing to long-term sustainable water use in the region.
14 Amarasinghe, Upali; Sharma, Bharat R.; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2010. Agriculture diversification for sustainable groundwater use: a case study in the Moga District of Punjab, India. In Rao, M. S.; Khobragade, S.; Kumar, B.; Singh, R. D. (Eds.). Proceedings of the Workshop on Water Availability and Management in Punjab (WAMIP-2010), Chandigarh, India, 13-15 December 2010. Roorkee, India: National Institute of Hydrology. pp.157-171.
Groundwater depletion ; Assessment ; Groundwater irrigation ; Water use ; Agricultural production ; Diversification ; Rice ; Wheat ; Feed crops ; Milk production ; Water footprint ; Case studies / India / Punjab / Moga District
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H043430)
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This paper assesses water depletion of agricultural production in the Moga district of the State of Punjab. It particularly focuses on growth in agricultural production and stress on water resources induced by groundwater irrigation.Rice, wheat and forage crops comprise more than 99% of the annual cropped area in Moga. Groundwater contribution to the total annual consumptive water use (CWU) - 94% of 1,461 million m3 - is so large that groundwater embedded in the production surpluses of rice, wheat and milk alone exceeds the estimated groundwater recharge in the District.The groundwater CWU in rice production is 1.7 to 2 times higher than those of milk and wheat, and financial value of the output of rice-wheat-milk production system is 10 and 27% lower than that of the milk-wheat and milk-only production systems respectively. thus, the intensification of dairy production with a calculated reduction in rice area and increase in green fodder area is the most expedient way of reducing water depletion. It can not only bring the groundwater depletion to sustainable limits, but also increase the value of total agriculture production, while producing a surplus of rice for export. The optimum combination is to change annual cropping pattern of rice, wheat and fodder crops to 62, 90 and 42% of the net irrigated area from the present level of about 90, 90 and 20% respectively, and double the lactating dairy animals to 8 per 6 ha of land.
15 Amarasinghe, Upali A.; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Sharma, Bharat R.; Eriyagama, Nishadi. 2010. Bailout with white revolution or sink deeper?: groundwater depletion and impacts in the Moga District of Punjab, India. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 26p. (IWMI Research Report 138) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2010.229]
Groundwater depletion ; Groundwater irrigation ; Water use ; Rice ; Wheat ; Milk production / India / Punjab / Moga District
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.6.3 G635 AMA Record No: H043447)
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Moga District in Punjab, India, is a microcosm of the twin story of irrigation-induced growth and stress. The groundwater consumptive water use in agriculture exceeds the recharge by a substantial margin. Rice production contributes to a major part of this difference. The groundwater depletion is so critical that diversifying agriculture is the only way forward for sustainable agricultural growth. Reducing the rice area and intensifying milk production will be a win-win situation for both the farmers and the area reeling with a groundwater crisis.
16 Descheemaeker, Katrien; Amede, Tilahun; Haileslassie, A.; Bossio, Deborah. 2011. Analysis of gaps and possible interventions for improving water productivity in crop livestock systems of Ethiopia. Experimental Agriculture, 47(Supplement S1):21-38. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0014479710000797]
Water productivity ; Crop production ; Livestock ; Mixed farming ; Farming systems ; Water scarcity ; Water conservation ; Models ; Feeds ; Milk production / Ethiopia / Lenche Dima Watershed
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H043509)
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Low crop and livestock productivities in the mixed farming systems of Ethiopia hamper efforts to meet the increasing food demands from a stressed natural resource base. Important reasons for the low agricultural productivity are water scarcity and poor spatial and temporal rainfall distribution. Although improving agricultural water productivity would safeguard people’s livelihoods and the environment, the lack of information on best bet interventions and strategies to achieve this impedes targeted decision making. Therefore, the aim of this study was to conduct an ex-ante evaluation of the potential effect of selected interventions on livestock water productivity (LWP) in mixed crop-livestock systems. Baseline data were collected from a water scarce area in the Ethiopian highlands. An analysis of productivity gaps and stakeholder interviews helped to identify promising interventions, which were categorized in three groups related to feed, water and animal management. A spreadsheet model was developed that was composed of the various production components of the farming system, their interactions and influencing factors. By linking water use for feed production with livestock products through the energy supplied by the feeds, the potential effect of interventions on LWP could be simulated. The evaluation showed that the various interventions targeting feed, water and animal management could result in LWP improvements ranging from 4 to 94%. Feed and energy water productivity increased particularly with interventions like fertilizer application, and the introduction of fodder trees, concentrates, improved food-feed crops, and soil and water conservation measures. Combining the different interventions led to a stronger improvement than any of the single interventions. The results of the evaluation can inform policy-makers and development actors on which best bets to promote and invest in.
17 Haileslassie, A.; Blummel, M.; Clement, Floriane; Ishaq, Saba; Khan, M. A. 2011. Adapting livestock water productivity to climate change. International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, 3(2):156-169. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/17568691111128995]
Water productivity ; Livestock ; Milk production ; Climate change ; Water supply ; Farming systems ; Dairy farms ; River basins / India / Indo-Ganga River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044339)
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Purpose – The main purposes of this paper were to assess effects of smallholder farmers access to livelihood capital (e.g. land, livestock and water) on livestock water productivity (LWP) and to evaluate impacts of selected interventions in reducing livestock water demand (per unit of livestock product) and therefore increasing LWP. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 203 sample farm households were selected in intensive and semi-intensive crop-livestock systems of Indo-Ganga basin of India. A household survey was undertaken to capture data on land, water and livestock management. For the analysis, sample farms were clustered into poor, medium, better-off. LWP is estimated as a ratio of livestock beneficial-outputs (e.g. milk) to depleted-water (i.e. evapotranspired water to produce livestock feed). Impacts of selected interventions, on LWP, were analyzed using scenarios developed on a spread sheet model. Findings – The results showed different LWP values among farm-clusters and levels of intensification. The intensive systems showed higher LWP than the semi-intensive. In the baseline, dairy water demand to produce a liter of milk was higher than the world average: ranging between 1,000 and 29,000 L. Among the farm-clusters, variation of LWP was system specific and affected by farmers’ access to virtual water trading (i.e. milk and feed). Improving milk productivity, feed quality and feed water productivity reduced livestock water demand per liter of milk substantially and, therefore, the saved water can be used to augment ecosystem services that can mitigate the impacts of climate change. Originality/value – This paper revealed that in the study systems LWP, in the business as usual scenario, is low. But by improving animal productivity, quality feed supply and water conservation substantial volume of water can be saved.
18 Clement, Floriane; Haileslassie, A.; Ishaq, Saba. 2011. Intersecting water productivity and poverty: lessons from the Ganga Basin. Paper presented at the 13th IASC Biennial International Conference on Sustaining Commons: Sustaining Our Future, Hyderabad, India, 10 -14 January 2011. 25p.
Water management ; Water productivity ; Poverty ; River basins ; Water policy ; Case studies ; Livestock ; Milk production ; Farming systems ; Farmers ; Farmer participation ; Feeds ; Animals ; Equity / India / Ganga Basin / Hisar District / Etawah District / Bankura District
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044342)
http://iasc2011.fes.org.in/papers/docs/1241/submission/original/1241.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044342.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044342.pdf
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Increasing water productivity appears at the top of most agricultural water policy agendas around the world. It is usually assumed that gains in water productivity will always directly or indirectly improve livelihoods and reduce poverty through increased water availability, higher food security and agricultural incomes. Whereas many economics studies have established a strong correlation between agricultural growth and poverty, numerous activists in India and elsewhere have increasingly questioned the productivity paradigm. This paper adopts a qualitative approach to investigate some of the links between productivity and poverty through an institutional analysis of livestock water productivity interventions across three districts of the Ganga Basin, North India. We do not pretend giving a comprehensive review of the water productivity / poverty nexus but rather discuss a few prominent issues: the differentiated forms of capitals required to access to water, equity and democratic decentralisation.
19 Amarasinghe, Upali A.; Shah, Tushaar; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2012. Water-milk nexus in India: a path to a sustainable water future? International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 10(1):93-108. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2012.620336]
Milk production ; Water use ; Water consumption ; Crop production ; Diversification ; Groundwater irrigation ; Water productivity ; Sustainable agriculture / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044513)
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This 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.
20 Kuma, B.; Baker, D.; Getnet, Kindie; Kassa, B. 2010. Determinants of fluid milk purchasing sources in Ethiopia. Journal of Agriculture and Development, 1(2):25-42.
Milk production ; Milk consumption ; Households ; Economic aspects ; Income ; Developing countries ; Social aspects ; Models / Ethiopia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044731)
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This study investigated main determinants affecting fluid milk purchasing sources of households in Wolaita zone, Ethiopia. From the collected household survey data, a multinomial logit model was estimated to analyze households‘ choices among processed, unprocessed and both processed-unprocessed fluid milk sources within the utility maximization framework. The results indicate that households with at least a child under the age of six, who rejects the statement ‘price of processed fluid milk is expensive compared with unprocessed fluid milk’, indigenous or native resident type and no order from doctor to consume fluid milk were more likely to purchase processed-unprocessed over processed fluid milk. Household heads whose education levels are formal and higher, lower income, who accept the statement ‘price of processed fluid milk is expensive compared with unprocessed fluid milk’, indigenous or native resident type, no order from doctor to consume fluid milk and reject the statement processed fluid milk fattens children were more likely to purchase unprocessed fluid milk over processed. Households without child under the age of six, lower income level and rejects the statement ‘processed fluid milk fattens their children’ were more likely to purchase unprocessed fluid milk over processed-unprocessed. The implications of these results for dairy value chain actors in developing countries are discussed.
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