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Shah, TushaarSingh, Om PrakashMukherji, Aditi[Some aspects of South Asia's groundwater irrigation economy: analyses from a survey in India, Pakistan, Nepal Terai and Bangladesh]Some aspects of South Asia's groundwater irrigation economy: analyses from a survey in India, Pakistan, Nepal Terai and Bangladesh

Two decisions taken by the Government of West Bengal, one, to facilitate easier extraction of groundwater, and the other, the application of a fi xed connection fee for an electricity connection to farmers could well lead to a quantum leap in agricultural production.


Mukherji, AditiShah, TushaarBanerjee, Partha Sarathi[Kick-starting a second green revolution in Bengal [India].]Kick-starting a second green revolution in Bengal [India].

Asia accounts for 70% of the world's irrigated area and is home to some of the oldest and largest irrigation schemes. While these irrigation schemes played an important role in ensuring food security for billions of people in the past, their current state of affairs leaves much to be desired. Thi...


Mukherji, AditiFacon, T.Fraiture, Charlotte deDavid, S.Chartres, Colin J.[Growing more food with less water: how can revitalizing Asia's irrigation help?]Growing more food with less water: how can revitalizing Asia's irrigation help?

Minimizing the negative impacts of groundwater over-exploitation, while preserving the benefits from such intensive use has emerged as the key natural resources management challenge in South Asia. Direct regulation of groundwater is not a feasible option in the region given over 20 million pumps ...


Mukherji, AditiShah, TushaarVerma, S.[Electricity reforms and its impact on groundwater use: evidence from India]Electricity reforms and its impact on groundwater use: evidence from India
Mukherji, AditiFacon, T.Burke, J.Fraiture, Charlotte deFaures, J.M.Fuleki, BlankaGiordano, MarkDavid, S.Shah, Tushaar[Revitalizing Asia's irrigation: to sustainably meet tomorrow's food needs]Revitalizing Asia's irrigation: to sustainably meet tomorrow's food needs
Mukherji, AditiFacon, T.Burke, J.Fraiture, Charlotte deFaures, J.M.Fuleki, BlankaGiordano, MarkDavid, S.Shah, Tushaar[Revitalizing Asia's irrigation: to sustainably meet tomorrow's food needs]Revitalizing Asia's irrigation: to sustainably meet tomorrow's food needs

The government of Bangladesh invested in large scale coastal embankment projects in the 1960s and 1970s, which then played an important role in protecting coastal communities from water related disasters and increasing agricultural productivity. However, maintenance of polder infrastructure has b...


Buisson, Marie-CharlotteDas, ArijitMukherji, Aditi[Towards sustainable community management of water infrastructures: results from experimental games in coastal Bangladesh [Abstract only]]Towards sustainable community management of water infrastructures: results from experimental games in coastal Bangladesh [Abstract only]

Groundwater has played an increasing role in irrigated farming, livelihood support, poverty alleviation, and national food security in India, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal since the advent of the green revolution in the 1960s. This paper presents a synthesis of the results of a cross-reg...


Villholth, Karen G.Mukherji, AditiSharma, Bharat R.Wang, J.[The realities and challenges of contemporary groundwater-based smallholder irrigated farming across the Indus, Ganges and Yellow River basins]The realities and challenges of contemporary groundwater-based smallholder irrigated farming across the Indus, Ganges and Yellow River basins

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