India's barefoot water scientists

In southern India, the climate is becoming unpredictable and drought more common. Indiscriminate pumping from shallow aquifers shared by many farmers has caused abnormal drops in water levels. When a well goes dry, a farmer loses his crop. Six thousand farmers have been trained in groundwater management by a project run by Indian NGOs and guided by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization. They have learned to monitor how much water is available underground at the start of the growing season. Then they only plant crops that need that much water

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[drpsrao88]

Yes, the farmers do the water balance calculations and then adjust the cropping pattern to suit to the availability of water. The video could have covered the impact part which actually shows the solutions!

[WaterPeopleFood]

A great effort on the data collection front, very important to have the fundamental data on water levels, etc collected and compiled for analysis. What comes next, which is not mentioned in the video is analysis of the data to help identify and develop proper aquifer management techniques at the community level. A GREAT effort nonetheless!! Congratulations.

[gautham raj]

heartening........



[vivitbtv]

such a great video.