Sharing borewells and groundwater

Community sharing of borewells and groundwater can bring great benefits to farmers. Those who do not have borewells get facility for protective irrigation. Those who have borewells but say on one patch of land and not on other patches that they own can get all land under protective irrigation. By linking 15 to 20 or more borewells even if one fails or is under temporary disorder the other borewells pitch in and help bring water security for farming. Farmers then are able to collectively market produce and share seeds.
With a better understanding of recharge and aquifers based on scientific data farmers then make decisions on what crops to grow based on crop water demand for various different crops. Such communitisation of borewells helps small and marginal farmers the most and is much needed for India. WASSAN is leading this charge in Andhra Pradesh.

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