ABSTRACT
Introduction............................................................................................................111 The Indo-Gangetic Plains — India .......................................................................112 Climatic and Agroecoregion..................................................................................114 Rice-Wheat Cropping System ..............................................................................114 Productivity Gains Not Uniform across the Indo-Gangetic Plains ......................115 Sustainability Concerns .........................................................................................116 Low Productivity in the Eastern Region...............................................................118 Northwest IGP: A Case for Sustaining High Productivity...................................120 Groundwater Development in West Bengal..........................................................121 Role of Watershed Management in Increasing Productivity ................................122 Conclusion .............................................................................................................122 References..............................................................................................................123
