Impact of Water Scarcity on Rice Production caused Scio-Economic Deprivation in Taluka Kamber, Pakistan

Abstract

The water scarcity impacting the agriculture productivity and caused socio-economic deprivation in developing countries including Pakistan. Mostly in rural areas, a majority of the households engage in primary economic activities for their livelihood, including agriculture and animal husbandry. This research is based on three objectives: to monitor the water scarcity and agriculture productivity from 2010 to 2021, to analyze the impact of water scarcity on agriculture productivity, and to find out the socio-economic impacts. The study was conducted in Taluka Kamber, to explore small farmer’s perspective on water scarcity and its impacts on agriculture. During this research primary and secondary data were collected. The primary data was collected from the different localities of the research area in September and October 2022. Secondary data was collected from different sources like the irrigation Department, Bureau of statistics etc. The results show that the average water scarcity in Rice Canal was measured as 23.6%, and the average water scarcity in GharWah Canal was measured as 13.2%. Apart from this, 12% agricultural land has been converted to barren land and the production of agriculture is also reduced which has negative impacts on crops producers