Impact Of Irrigating With Arsenic Contaminated Water On Farmers’ Incomes In West Bengal
With high arsenic contamination of groundwater in West Bengal much beyond permissible limits for irrigation water, and institutional measures aimed at enhancing groundwater pumping to meet the growing food requirements in the country, the long-run sustainability of agricultural production and far...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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H. : ĐHKT
2020
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| Online Access: | http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/70986 |
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| Institution: | Vietnam National University, Hanoi |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | With high arsenic contamination of groundwater in West Bengal much beyond permissible limits
for irrigation water, and institutional measures aimed at enhancing groundwater pumping to
meet the growing food requirements in the country, the long-run sustainability of agricultural
production and farmers’ livelihoods in arsenic affected areas are under threat. This study
undertakes a comparison of the net incomes of farmers earned from crop production between
arsenic affected and non- arsenic affected areas’ agricultural situation. To analyse the
differences in the agricultural situation in detail, the non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test for
comparing two samples is used. In conclusion, the study finds evidence that farmers using
arsenic contaminated water for irrigation for over two decades in West Bengal are now facing
triple impoverishment on account of having to adopt a less profitable cropping pattern, lower
yield of crops and higher input costs per unit of cultivated land area. |
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