Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sustainable intensification of water guzzling crops: Identifying suitable cropping districts of India Subject The topic of the resource Diversification; Groundwater development; Relative spread index; Relative yield index; Sustainability Description An account of the resource With food sufficiency being achieved, emphasis of policy makers is now on to sustainable intensification in line with the objectives of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Widening discrepancy between the water-resource supply and demand necessitates relook into the cropping pattern of the country.Based on district-level secondary data of area, productivity and level of groundwater extraction, this study aims to identify critical and potential area for cultivation of three major water-intensive crops, i.e.rice, wheat and sugarcane.Study found that 1.93 million ha of area under rice, mainly in north-western and western India, need a gradual shift.Nearly 43% of the rice cultivated area in eastern and north-eastern states of West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Assam has potential for further intensification of rice cultivation.In case of wheat, around 0.65 million ha of area, mostly in Rajasthan, is critical in terms of sustainability.Livestock is an integral part of agriculture in this region and hence diversification of wheat would require mixed strategy of shifting to alternative dual-purpose crops and wheat cultivation with water conservation technologies.Study ftirther found that around 13543 ha of sugarcane in mainly in western Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu is deterring the groundwater resources.Recommendations emanating from the study include differentiates agricultural price policy, payment for ecosystem services and greater focus on productivity enhancement in eastern India. 2021 Indian Council of Agricultural Research. All rights reserved. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Chand P.; Rao S.; Agarwal P.; Jain R. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol-91, No. 8, pp. 1117-1121. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Indian Council of Agricultural Research Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85131625863&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=7570b19927f325f867c54b0c42f427ac" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85131625863&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=7570b19927f325f867c54b0c42f427ac</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 195022; CODEN: IJASA Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Chand P., ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi, 110012, India; Rao S., Christ (Deemed to Be) University, Uttar Pradesh, Ghaziabad, India; Agarwal P., ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi, 110012, India; Jain R., ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi, 110012, India