Irrigated Landscapes, Produced Scarcity, and Adaptive Social Institutions in Rajasthan, India

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Figure 1 Rajasthan district borders and the study area.

Table 1 Landholdings size by caste in study area

Land category (hectares)	Scheduled caste (%)	General caste (%)
0.25–0.50	9.2	5.8
0.51–1.00	41.5	27.9
1.10–2.50	38.5	32.6
2.51–3.90	6.2	20.9
4.00–7.50	4.6	12.8
Notes: n = 151. Scheduled castes: 54 Meena, 8 Bairwa, 3 Yadan (65 total).
General castes: 80 Sharma, 4 Jat, 2 Gujar (86 total).

Figure 2 Winter crops on intensively irrigated land in the study area.

Table 2 Percentage change in area and production of principal crops in Jaipur District, Rajasthan, between 1993–1994 and 2001–2002

Crop	Area Δ	Production Δ	Subsistence or commercial	Irrigation requirement
Linseed	-96.55	-90.91	Commercial	High
Rape/mustard	-60.12	-66.97	Commercial	High
Red chili	-36.82	-36.61	Commercial	High
Total oilseed	-38.97	-25.75	Commercial	High
Maize	-6.42	132.91	Subsistence	High
Pulses	-1.04	-6.41	Subsistence	None
Barley	6.69	71.17	Subsistence/commercial	Low–High
Total food grain	10.17	42.61	Commercial	—
Wheat	12.30	56.23	Subsistence/commercial	High
Pearl millet	13.73	37.15	Subsistence	Low
Sorghum	23.39	-60.97	Subsistence	Low
Total condiments and spices	32.10	-41.02	Commercial	—
Sesame	48.96	27.14	Commercial	Low
Groundnut	52.93	171.94	Commercial	Low
Total vegetables	53.58	11.01	Commercial	High
Notes: Table arranged by “area change” from most negative to most positive. Sources: Directorate of Economics and Statistics (1997, 2003).

Table 3 Number of tubewell partners on average by landholding category

Land category (hectares)	Tubewell partners, Tubewell No. 1
0.25–0.50	7.1
0.51–1.00	3.11
1.10–2.50	2.96
2.51–3.90	2.68
4.00–7.50	2.15
Note: n = 141.

Table 4 Three tubewell partnership cases

	Number of		Average income		Winter	Summer
	partners	Total cost	per partner	Annual costs: Total	crops	crops	Rotation schedule
Case 1: ID 062	2	72,000 ^a	125,000	2,000 = maintenance	1, 2, 6	3, 4, 5	Every other day
				10,800 = electricity ^b
Case 2: ID 126	7	56,000	8,000	3,500 = maintenance	1	3	Once every seven days
				10,800 = electricity
Case 3: ID 013	9	90,000	22,700	10,800 = maintenance	1, 6, 9	3, 4, 5,	Once every nine days
				10,800 = electricity		7, 8, 9
Notes: Crops: 1 = wheat; 2 = barley; 3 = pearl millet; 4 = sorghum; 5 = groundnut; 6 = vegetables; 7 = gram; 8 = til/guar; 9 = fodder.

Figure 3 The harvest of financially lucrative tomatoes by the partnership in Case Two.

Directorate of Economics and Statistics . 1997 . Statistical abstract—Rajasthan 1995. , Jaipur, , India : Directorate of Economics and Statistics .

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Directorate of Economics and Statistics . 2003 . Statistical abstract—Rajasthan 2001. , Jaipur, , India : Directorate of Economics and Statistics .

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