Nilotpal Das

Rainwater Harvesting for Climate-resilient Agriculture: A Critical Appraisal of Field-scale Gains, Catchment-scale Trade-offs and Institutional Constraints

Nilotpal Das, Gururaj Dasannavar, Anupurba Saha & Hasim Kamal Mallick · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2026

Rainfed cropping supports the majority of the world's cultivated land and a large share of global crop production, yet it remains acutely exposed to intra-seasonal dry spells and to the shifting rainfall regimes associated with a warming climate. Rainwater harvesting, understood...