University of Michigan: Indian Agriculture - Groundwater Depletion Could Reduce Winter Cropped Acreage Significantly in Years Ahead
February 25, 2021
February 25, 2021
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 25 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:
India is the world's second-largest producer of wheat and rice and is home to more than 600 million farmers.
The country has achieved impressive food-production gains since the 1960s, due in part to an increased reliance on irrigation wells, which allowed Indian farmers to expand production into the mostly dry winter and summer seasons.
But those gain . . .
India is the world's second-largest producer of wheat and rice and is home to more than 600 million farmers.
The country has achieved impressive food-production gains since the 1960s, due in part to an increased reliance on irrigation wells, which allowed Indian farmers to expand production into the mostly dry winter and summer seasons.
But those gain . . .