March 4, 2022
Areca nut farming in Karnataka: Is groundwater a small price to pay?
Here's why farmers in Karnataka's Bengaluru Rural district prefer areca nut farming despite the resultant decline in groundwater levels.
Tanvi Agrawal holds an MSc in Environmental Change and Management from the University of Oxford where she was a scholar with the Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development. Her research interests lie at the intersection of environmental change and development, particularly in the agricultural and water sectors. She is currently pursuing a PhD from Wageningen University, Netherlands.