Pathways to water security: exploring the impacts of irrigation investments in Madhya Pradesh, India

Thesis

Agriculture-dependent societies invest in irrigation infrastructure to enhance water security for agricultural production and improve farmers’ livelihoods in the face of hydroclimatic risks. While these investments have historically contributed to food security and economic growth, we have an incomplete understanding of their distributional impacts. We lack evidence of the dynamic outcomes of investments in irrigated agriculture in specific contexts with respect to uncertain hydrological c...

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Authors: Sinha, R

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: Subjective well-being; Poverty alleviation; Irrigation modernisation; Farmer behavior; Water security; India; Food security; Irrigation technologies; Rainfall variability
• Subjects: Water resources development--Government policy; Hydrological variability; Agriculture water management; Water security