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

Stefanos Xenarios, Bharat R. Sharma and Upali A. Amarasinghe

No 158838, IWMI Reports from International Water Management Institute

Abstract: Water 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.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Environmental Economics and Policy; Financial Economics; Land Economics/Use; Political Economy; Production Economics; Public Economics; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23p.
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.158838

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