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How when we export basmati, we are virtually exporting water
How when we export basmati, we are virtually exporting water
With roughly 85 per cent of Punjab’s cropped area devoted to wheat and the water-guzzling rice, the state is facing an alarming drop in groundwater. Experts say crop diversification is the only way out of the impending crisis.
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UPDATED: December 15, 2020 20:24 IST
As per the latest estimates, Punjab agriculture withdraws about 90 per cent of the available freshwater resources and the balance 10 per cent meet the domestic, industrial and environmental flow requirements of the state. (Photo: Reuters)
Ever thought of the cost of exporting basmati rice if the price were to be measured in terms of water? If we were to consider the virtual export of water, then in 2014-15, when India exported 37.1 lakh tonnes of basmati rice, it also exported 10 trillion litres of water which was used to cultivate the rice from preparing the land for cultivation t
Head of Programme, World Food Programme (WFP) Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, we are implementing a five-year country strategic plan which will end in December 2020 and then be extended for another year. In this five-year country strategic plan, WFP has worked in areas where humanitarian help is necessary and in other areas with the help of different government agencies. By providing technical assistance we improved the systems for designing the safety net programmes. WFP also carries out some innovative works such as development of systems that can improve the delivery of social protection programmes.
Through the country strategic plan, WFP also intends to find ways to help the vulnerable communities in adopting healthy coping strategies so that they do not resort to negative coping mechanisms after experiencing any shock. Our initiatives include forecasting their financing through which we find ways of reaching out to beneficiaries particularly for flood-affected groups. This initiativ
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