Water–Food Nexus through the Lens of Virtual Water Flows: The Case of India

Katyaini, Suparana; Mukherjee, Mimika; Barua, Anamika

doi:10.3390/w13060768

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“…This study evaluates the spatio-temporal characteristics of agriculture and non-agriculture (domestic) interstate trade networks across India over the period 2010 to 2018 using a complex network approach. The key contributions of the study going beyond the previous studies [2,19,22,[63][64][65][66][67] by exploring the underlying characteristics and nuances of DITN. The spatio-temporal change of the agriculture versus non-agriculture trade provides crucial insights into changing nature of the commodities based on their class for authorities and policymakers to manage interstate trading.…”

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Tracing spatiotemporal changes in agricultural and non-agricultural trade networks of India

Kulkarni,

Dave,

Bhatia

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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The evolving international economic instability and international trade relationship demand a nation to move towards a self-reliant integrated system at a sub-national scale to address the growing human needs. Given India’s role in the global trade network, it is critical to explore the underlying extensive complex trade network at the domestic scale. The potential advantages of complex interaction among the different commodities remain unexplored despite the known importance of trade networks in maintaining food security and industrial sustainability. Here we perform a comprehensive analysis of agricultural flows in contrast with non-agricultural commodities across Indian states. The spatio-temporal evolution of the networks from 2010–2018 was studied by evaluating topological network characteristics of consistent spatially disaggregated trade data. Our results show an increase in average annual trade value by 23.3% and 15.4% for agriculture and non-agriculture commodities, respectively, with no significant increase in connectivity observed in both networks. However, they depict contrasting behavior concerning the spatio-temporal changes, with non-agriculture trade becoming more dependent on production hubs and the agriculture trade progressing toward self-reliance, which signifies the evolution of the diversification in the existing agrarian trade network. Our findings could serve as an important element in deepening the knowledge of practical applications like resilience and recovery by devising design appropriate policy interventions for sustainable development.

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Tracing spatiotemporal changes in agricultural and non-agricultural trade networks of India

Kulkarni,

Dave,

Bhatia

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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“…This study evaluates the evolutionary characteristics of agriculture and non-agriculture Domestic Interstate Trade Network from 2010 to 2018 through a complex network approach. The key contributions of the study going beyond the previous studies [51,52,22,19,53,54,2,55] are to explore the dynamics and nuances of DITN and the spatio-temporal evolution of the agriculture versus non-agriculture trade that provides crucial insights for authorities and policymakers to manage the interstate trading.…”

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On the evolution of agricultural and non-agricultural produce flow network in India

Kulkarni¹,

Dave²,

Bhatia³

et al. 2022

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Rising economic instability and continuous evolution in international relations demand a self-reliant trade and commodity flow networks at regional scales to efficiently address the growing human needs of a nation. Despite its importance in securing India's food security, the potential advantages of inland trade remain unexplored. Here we perform a comprehensive analysis of agricultural flows and contrast it with non-agricultural commodities flow across Indian states. The spatiotemporal evolution of both the networks for the period 2010 to 2018 was studied and compared using network properties along with the total traded value. Our results show an increase in annual traded volume by nearly 37% and 87%, respectively, for agriculture and non-agriculture trade. An increase in total trade volume without a significant increase in connectivity over the analysed time period is observed in both networks, reveals the over-reliance and increased dependency on particular export hubs. Our analysis further revealed a more homogeneous distribution between import and export connection nodes for agriculture trade compared to non-agriculture trade, where Indian states with high exports also have high imports. Overall our analysis provides a quantitative description of Indian inland trade as a complex network that could further us design resilient trade networks within the nation.

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“…Water is a fundamental resource for ecological and economic imperatives across the globe, contributing to the sustenance of livelihoods, food production and energy generation [1]. Despite its importance, water resources are increasingly under threat due to overexploitation [2], pollution [3], scarcity [4], depletion [5] and issues of accessibility/affordability [6]. In addition to these threats, competitive water uses and strong interdependencies across different productive sectors (e.g., water-energy-food nexus) challenge the way water resources have traditionally been managed [7,8].…”

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Cultural Values in Water Management and Governance: Where Do We Stand?

Heinrichs

Rojas

2022

Water

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Research in water governance and management is a complex subject that involves the appraisal of social, economic, and environmental–biophysical aspects. Cultural and social values are regarded as key drivers in decision-making processes in both domains. Identifying relevant cultural values however is difficult given the interdisciplinary nature of theoretical frameworks and the implementation and operational needs of water governance/management research. In this work, we conduct a systematic literature review and thematic analysis of existing theories of culture (ToC) to identify common cultural values, theoretical frameworks, disciplinary trajectories and implementation trends relevant to water management and governance. Results indicate that the dominant ToC corresponds to Cultural Theory with its four defined categories (Egalitarian–Hierarchist–Individualist–Fatalist). In addition, results show emergent cultural values linked to “local” place-based knowledge perspectives indicating a more pluriversal understanding of cultural values. Cultural values associated with water management revolve around anthropocentrism, whereas values associated with water governance revolve around concepts of provenance/places. Implementation of ToC/cultural values is limited in practical applications, and we provide an example on how to improve on that. We suggest a succinct theory of culture such as Schwartz’s cultural values be considered to be an alternative to capture a greater heterogeneity across the breadth of water governance/management-related and basin-specific contexts.

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Water–Food Nexus through the Lens of Virtual Water Flows: The Case of India

Cited by 9 publications

References 37 publications

Tracing spatiotemporal changes in agricultural and non-agricultural trade networks of India

Tracing spatiotemporal changes in agricultural and non-agricultural trade networks of India

On the evolution of agricultural and non-agricultural produce flow network in India

Cultural Values in Water Management and Governance: Where Do We Stand?

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