Groundwater depletion may reduce winter cropping intensity by 20% in India
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Policy-supported intensive agriculture led to unsustainable groundwater use, water scarcity
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Scarcity: A good 13% of villages with winter crops are in critically water-depleted regions.
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Policy-supported intensive agriculture led to unsustainable groundwater use, water scarcity
India is the second-largest producer of wheat in the world, with over 30 million hectares in the country dedicated to producing this crop. But with severe groundwater depletion, the cropping intensity or the amount of land planted in the winter season may decrease by up to 20% by 2025, notes a new paper. Some of the important winter crops are wheat, barley, mustard and peas.
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