1Department of Agricultural Economics, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, Uttar Pradesh
2Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Research Centre, Agra-282006, Uttar Pradesh
*Author for correspondence Email: maina.meena1309@gmail.com
§This paper is drawn out of the PhD thesis entitled, A study of crop-water productivity in different regions of Uttar Pradesh, India, of the first author submitted to the Department of Agricultural Economics, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, in 2016
The study has attempted evolving suitable cropping patterns for increasing farm income with less use of irrigation water in eastern Uttar Pradesh. The conflict noticed in achieving of both the objectives individually has been addressed by using Sen's Multi Objective Programming (MOP) model. The optimized cropping pattern has sown an increase of 7 per cent in farm income and a reduction of 6 per cent in use of irrigation water. The study has suggested some policy implications for improving agricultural production per drop of water.
Multi objective programming (MOP), consumptive water use, optimal cropping pattern, blue water, green water, area allocation, linear programming, Uttar Pradesh
