Farm size limits agriculture's poverty reduction potential in Eastern India even with irrigation-led intensification

• Published in: Agricultural systems Vol. 207; p. 103618
• Main Authors: Urfels, Anton, Mausch, Kai, Harris, Dave, McDonald, Andrew J., Kishore, Avinash, Balwinder-Singh, van Halsema, Gerardo, Struik, Paul C., Craufurd, Peter, Foster, Timothy, Singh, Vartika, Krupnik, Timothy J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2023; Elsevier Applied Science [etc.]
• Subjects: Groundwater; Indo-Gangetic Plains; Intensification Benefit Index; Rice-wheat system; Rural transformation; South Asia; Sustainable agriculture; TAFSSA; ICAR; Rural transformation; USAID; Rice-wheat system; SPI; South Asia; EGP; Indo-Gangetic Plains; CSISA; IBI; PPP; SD; Sustainable agriculture; Groundwater; BMGF; FDPI; SDG; Intensification Benefit Index; CSRD

Millions of people living in the Eastern Gangetic Plains (EGP) of India engage in agriculture to support their livelihoods yet are income poor, and food and climate insecure. To address these challenges, policymakers and development programs invest in irrigation-led agricultural intensification. How...