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ArticleAgricultural systems2023

Farm size limits agriculture's poverty reduction potential in Eastern India even with irrigation-led intensification.

Anton Urfels, Kai Mausch, Dave Harris, Andrew J McDonald, Avinash Kishore, Balwinder-Singh, Gerardo van Halsema, Paul C Struik, Peter Craufurd, Timothy Foster and 2 more

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Anton UrfelsInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), Sustainable Agrifood Systems Program (SAS), Nepal.
Kai MauschWorld Agroforestry (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya.
Dave HarrisSchool of Natural Sciences, Thoday Building, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, UK.
Andrew J McDonaldSection of Soil and Crop Sciences, School of Integrative Plant Sciences, Cornell University, New York, USA.
Avinash KishoreSouth Asia Office, International Food Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, India.
Balwinder-SinghInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre, Sustainable Agrifood System Program (SAS), India.
Gerardo van HalsemaWater Resources Management Group, Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands.
Paul C StruikCentre for Crop Systems Analysis, Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands.
Peter CraufurdInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), Sustainable Agrifood Systems Program (SAS), Nepal.
Timothy FosterSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, University of Manchester, United Kingdom.
Vartika SinghSouth Asia Office, International Food Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, India.
Timothy J KrupnikInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), Sustainable Agrifood Systems Program (SAS), Bangladesh.

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contextMillions of people living in the Eastern Gangetic Plains (EGP) of India engage in agriculture to support their livelihoods yet are income poor, and food and climate insecure. To address these challenges, policymakers and development programs invest in irrigation-led agricultural intensification. However, the evidence for agricultural intensification to lift farmers' incomes above the poverty line remains largely anecdotal.

objectiveThe main objective of this study is to use a large household survey (

methodsWe use the Intensification Benefit Index (IBI), a measure that relates farm size and household size to FPDI, to assess how daily incomes from rice-wheat production change with irrigation-led intensification across the EGP. RESULTS AND

conclusionsRelative to the international poverty line of 1.90 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)$ day SIGNIFICANCE: Transforming the poverty status of most smallholder farmers in the EGP requires diversified portfolios of rural on- and off-farm income-generating opportunities. While bolstering food- and climate security, agronomic intervention programs should consider smallholders' limited monetary incentives to invest in intensification. Irrigation-led agricultural intensification programs and policies should explicitly account for the heterogeneity in household resources, irrigation levels, and degree of dependence on agricultural income.

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GroundwaterIndo-Gangetic PlainsIntensification Benefit IndexRice-wheat systemRural transformationSouth AsiaSustainable agriculture

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