Trends and regional disparity of maize production in India

Ayalew, Birhanu; Sekar, I.

doi:10.5897/jdae2015.0702

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“…Future research must consider the growing season as a factor contributing to water sustainability, and a full assessment of all crops involved in this transition is needed. Changes in agricultural production practices are also important in improving yields, including the introduction of high yielding cereal varieties and the increased use of irrigation, fertilizers and pesticides (Devi et al, 2017; Kumar et al, 2017; Birhanu and Sekar, 2016; Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, 2017; Yadav et al, 2015). However, increased pesticide and fertilizer use may have intensified other environmental impacts including greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss, and grey water footprints.…”

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“More crop per drop”: Exploring India's cereal water use since 2005

Kayatz

Harris

Hillier

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Science of The Total Environment

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India has the highest national freshwater demand globally and 91% of India's freshwater is used in the agriculture sector. Cereals account for over 50% of the dietary water footprint in India and represent a potential opportunity for reducing water use in Indian agriculture. This study combines governmental production and irrigation statistics with crop distribution maps to examine trends in annual water use for cereal production in India between 2005 and 2014. A new online water assessment tool, Cool Farm Tool Water (CFTW), was used to calculate water use and derive seasonal state-level blue and green water footprints for rice, wheat, sorghum, millet and maize. The analysis indicates that India achieved 26.4% increased total cereal production between 2005 and 2014 without additional water or land use. Cereal water footprints have declined due to higher yields for most crops and slightly lower rates of evapotranspiration. There has also been a shift in the area under production away from the Kharif (monsoon) towards the Rabi (dry) season in which total water footprints for all cereals except rice are substantially lower (−33.4% to −45.0% compared to Kharif ), but show a significantly higher dependency on ground and surface water. The value of this study is two-fold. First, it provides a full assessment of production trends for the five major cereals in India for each year from 2005 to 2014 and links it to water use. Secondly, it uses updated seasonal water footprints, which demonstrate the potential for changes in cereal production practices to contribute to improved efficiency of water use in India. Future pressures on scarce water resources may encourage transition to cereals with lower irrigation dependency, in particular maize, but also sorghum and millet. In addition, increased emphasis on improving millet and sorghum yields would be of benefit to secure cereal production and reduce its overall water footprint.

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“More crop per drop”: Exploring India's cereal water use since 2005

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Harris

Hillier

et al. 2019

Science of The Total Environment

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“…The predominant share of maize in India, that is, about 28% is consumed for food purpose. The wet industry of India utilizes about 12% of maize for starch and oil production (Birhanu & Sekar, 2016).…”

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Maize significance in Indian food situation to mitigate malnutrition

2020

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Background and objectives India the second most populous country across the world provides shelter to 270 million hungry people and 24% malnourished children below 5 years of age. So, India needs to grow enough staple food to alleviate malnutrition and hunger. At times, staple foods are not sufficient to meet the nutritional requirements of the vulnerable group. So, dietary modification and cultivation of more nutritious food crops in sufficient amount are the only option in some nutritional deficiencies. Findings Maize being the fastest growing cash crop is the widely cultivated coarse cereal across the world and also contains the highest genetic potential among all food grains. The biofortified maize widely known as quality protein maize (QPM) has now become the miracle crop for developing countries as it has better nutritional quality. QPM offers a higher biological value (80%) which makes it equivalent to 90% of the milk protein. Conclusions QPM may provide a suitable remedy to curb protein‐energy malnutrition among children. Significance and novelty This paper has been attempted to summarize maize potential in terms of its production, biofortification, nutritional properties, and value‐added product development with respect to Indian food situation.

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Trend, instability and decomposition analysis of coffee production in Ethiopia (1993–2019)

Ayele

Worku

Bekele

2021

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Measuring the trends of growth and variability in agricultural production is important to understand how outputs change over time. Ethiopia is the largest producer of coffee in Africa and the fifth in the world. Despite the abundant opportunities and continuous efforts made to enhance its production, it is often said that the productivity of Ethiopian coffee remains far below its potential. Yet, empirical data on the status of coffee production over time in Ethiopia is scant. We, thus, analyzed the trend, instability, and decomposition of coffee production in Ethiopia for three periods, i.e., the entire period (1993–2019), the pre-Agricultural Growth Program period (1993–2010), and the Agricultural Growth Program period (2011–2019). In all three periods, harvested area and production showed an increasing trend while productivity showed a cyclical decreasing trend. The compound growth rates of harvested area (8.14%) and production (6.68%) in the 1993–2019 period were positive and significant at 1% level, whereas that of productivity (-0.45%) was not significant. Similarly, the compound growth rates of harvested area and production during pre-AGP (6.02 and 6.06%) and AGP (6.43 and 3.57%) were positive, but only significant during AGP, and that of productivity in both pre-AGP and AGP (0.19 and -1.6%) were not significant. Productivity was, however, more stable than harvested area and production during the entire and pre-AGP periods, while harvested area and production were more stable in AGP than in the other two periods. Besides, the harvested area effect on production differentials was substantial in all three periods, while productivity and productivity-harvested area interaction effects declined production during the entire and AGP periods. Overall, the results demonstrate that to enhance and sustain coffee production in Ethiopia, using improved varieties and agronomic practices can be a better option than expanding the cultivation area since land is scarce and fixed in supply.

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Trends and regional disparity of maize production in India

Cited by 5 publications

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“More crop per drop”: Exploring India's cereal water use since 2005

“More crop per drop”: Exploring India's cereal water use since 2005

Maize significance in Indian food situation to mitigate malnutrition

Trend, instability and decomposition analysis of coffee production in Ethiopia (1993–2019)

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