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Energy Efficiency of Micro-Irrigation: Case study of Banana crop - Couverture souple

Malunjkar, Vaibhav; Deshmukh, Santosh; Balakrishnan, P.

 
9783659454844: Energy Efficiency of Micro-Irrigation: Case study of Banana crop
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ISBN 10 : 3659454842 ISBN 13 : 9783659454844
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Global warming is the most dreaded problem of new millennium. Greenhouse gases (GHGs) are mainly responsible for global warming. Electricity generation based on fossil fuel is major source of emission of GHGs. In India about 52% of total electricity is generated using coal. Indian agriculture consumes about 30% of its total electricity. There is vast scope in minimizing the GHG emissions caused by power consumption in agriculture by adopting energy efficiency tool like micro irrigation. India is the world’s largest producer of banana having about 27% share of the global output. Banana is one of the major consumers of water and energy. Hence, a pilot study was conducted on banana crop in Jalgaon, Maharashtra for evaluating energy efficiency micro irrigation system (MIS) and flood irrigation (FI). The study revealed water and electricity saving in micro irrigation against the flood irrigation. Also, potential of gaining carbon credits by switching from FI to MIS for 5,000 ha area under banana crop was 11,750 tCO2e or carbon credits. Thus, micro irrigation has a definite role in minimising impacts of climate change on Indian agriculture by reducing consumption of water and energy.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Global warming is the most dreaded problem of new millennium. Greenhouse gases (GHGs) are mainly responsible for global warming. Electricity generation based on fossil fuel is major source of emission of GHGs. In India about 52% of total electricity is generated using coal. Indian agriculture consumes about 30% of its total electricity. There is vast scope in minimizing the GHG emissions caused by power consumption in agriculture by adopting energy efficiency tool like micro irrigation. India is the world’s largest producer of banana having about 27% share of the global output. Banana is one of the major consumers of water and energy. Hence, a pilot study was conducted on banana crop in Jalgaon, Maharashtra for evaluating energy efficiency micro irrigation system (MIS) and flood irrigation (FI). The study revealed water and electricity saving in micro irrigation against the flood irrigation. Also, potential of gaining carbon credits by switching from FI to MIS for 5,000 ha area under banana crop was 11,750 tCO2e or carbon credits. Thus, micro irrigation has a definite role in minimising impacts of climate change on Indian agriculture by reducing consumption of water and energy.

Biographie de l'auteur

He is a DST-INSPIRE Fellow, Government of India. He completed B.Tech (Agril. Engg.) from MPKV Rahuri and M.Tech (Agril. Engg.) from UAS Raichur. He pursued masters degree in Soil and Water Engineering and awarded with University Gold Medals. His areas of interest are research, conservation, environment, sustainability, carbon and water footprints.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3659454842
ISBN 13 
9783659454844
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
136
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