Sustainable Farming: Key trends and initiatives in the irrigation sector
The irrigation coverage in India has increased to around 50 per cent of the net sown area at present, from 17 per cent at the time of Independence. According to NITI Aayog, in 2022-23, of […]
Digital Drip: Enhancing micro-irrigation use efficiency
By Shashi Kant Singh, Partner, Agriculture, PwC India India inhabits 18 per cent of the world’s population but has only 4 per cent of the global water resources (World Bank Group). Around 89 per cent […]
Policy Headway: Progress under key government initiatives
Over the years, the government has launched various schemes and initiatives to bring more land under irrigation. In 1992, the government initiated micro-irrigation in the country and later launched the centrally sponsored scheme on micro-irrigation. […]