sustainability index increases significantly by improving irrigation efficiency and changing crop patterns at the basin. Also, the …

irrigation water amongst crops and inefficient use of the allocated water are major reasons behind this paradox. Water guzzler … irrigation water available in the country. Hence if sustainable agriculture water-use has to be ensured, economics (productivity … profitability can be achieved with lesser amounts of irrigation water. This is what is attempted in this paper. The study shows that …

Water shortage is one of the major environmental challenges in emerging Asian economies such as India and the People … use in the PRC and 80% in India. Understanding both the demand and supply sides of water management in agriculture is … PRC and India in agricultural water management, both countries have predominantly focused on supply-side measures …

agriculture. The chapter discusses on practices like drip irrigation, new adaptations, mitigation technologies, vapour pressure …

irrigation management since 1980s. Some of these methods allow the examination of values and emotions with regard to the … was conducted with members of stressed and conflicted irrigation communities in rural Australia. Participants were … communities. The article concludes with some pros and cons of using this technique with an irrigation community and reflects on …