Missing Water: Agricultural Stress and Adaptation Strategies in Response to Groundwater Depletion among Farmers in India

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2011
Country:
India
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Economic Growth
Authors:
Sheetal Sekhri

Abstract

This study determines the causal impact of groundwater stress on agricultural outcomes using a detailed panel data set which provides actual measures of groundwater level. Second, it sheds light on the short term adaptation strategies that the farmers use to cope with water stress.

Citation

Sheetal Sekhri. Missing Water: Agricultural Stress and Adaptation Strategies in Response toGroundwater Depletion among Farmers in India. (2011) 2 pp.

Missing Water: Agricultural Stress and Adaptation Strategies in Response to Groundwater Depletion among Farmers in India

Published 1 January 2011
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