Agricultural Water Conservation Methods: Application, Difficulties, and Innovation
Narinder Panotra
Institute of Biotechnology, SKUAST, Jammu, India.
Rohit Sharma
RARS Rajouri, SKUAST, Jammu, India.
Vishal Sharma
KVK Kathua, SKUAST, Jammu, India.
Anil Kumar
P.G. Department of Chemistry, Sahibganj College Sahibganj, Sido Kanhu University, Dumka, Jharkhand, India.
Tanvi Rahman
Department of Seri-biotechnology, Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysuru, India.
Ganjanan Laxmanrao Kadam
Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, AAU, Jabugam, Gujarat, India.
J. B. Kambale *
Department of Soil and Water Engineering, College of Agriculture, Bheemarayangudi, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, Karnataka, India.
Bhim Singh
Division of Agronomy, SKUAST, J&K, Kashmir, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The largest growth in water usage among water-using industries has been in agriculture due to the growing need for agricultural goods to feed the world's expanding population. Presently, agricultural water conservation encompasses a range of technologies that are mostly grounded in human understanding, but also include a number of complex strategies that significantly rely on cutting-edge mechanical and electrical techniques. Modern agronomic practices like precision agriculture may conserve water. Precision agriculture is a modern agronomic strategy that may preserve water.Modern agricultural investments, land transfers, and urbanisation have left these irregular and traditionally built villages with an ambiguous and ever-changing land use pattern. This may hinder water-saving adoption. In addition to taking into account the growth of the agricultural sector, the agricultural water management policy prioritises the long-term ecological economy and the sustainability of the water resource supply network. Water needs are predicted to rise significantly by the end of the twenty-first century, particularly for irrigation. Reducing the amount of water used in agriculture is crucial. With temperatures rising and droughts occurring more frequently in many nations, water is a vital component of agricultural output. Certain technology-based practices coupled with efficient farmers and humans management of water resources will be the key features for improving water conservation.
Keywords: Irrigation, sustainable, drought, conservation methods