Potential impact of climate change on water productivity and water footprints of rice and wheat in the Indo-Gangetic plains of India.

Autor: Kar G; ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibre, Nilganj, Barrackpore, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700121, India., Singh AK; Crop Production Division, ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibre, Nilganj, Barrackpore, Kolkata, 700121, West Bengal, India. singhak30@gmail.com., Datta D; Crop Production Division, ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibre, Nilganj, Barrackpore, Kolkata, 700121, West Bengal, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Environmental monitoring and assessment [Environ Monit Assess] 2024 Oct 24; Vol. 196 (11), pp. 1101. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 24.
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-024-13287-6
Abstrakt: Agriculture faces a significant problem as a result of the decline in per capita freshwater supply that has been observed over the past couple of decades. Better water management strategies are required in order to make agriculture water secure, environmentally sustainable, and economically attractive. The goal of this study was to develop water productivity scenarios for rice and wheat crops in India's Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) by analysing agricultural production from the perspective of water consumption. To pinpoint the areas that are hydrologically suitable for growing rice and wheat crops under RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 climate change scenarios, water footprints and water productivity have been mapped. The study found that changes in temperature trends under future climate scenarios are probably going to increase crop water requirements, leading to greater water footprints for IGP regions. Water risk hotspots have been identified in the IGP for the rice- and wheat-growing states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana. In order to achieve food security in a sustainable way, attention should be given to increase the water productivity of both crops.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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