Food, Land and Water

The Food, Land and Water team at CEEW works towards ensuring India’s nutrition and water security in a climate changing world. The focus is on catalysing the transformation of India’s food systems in this decade and optimising India’s water management across sectors. The team is designing solutions to bridge the gaps in data, strategy and collaborations.

200 billion USD
estimated cost of crops that will be lost in India by 2050 due to global warming
Source: CEEW analysis, 2015
Only 0.8%
of India’s agriculture budget is allocated for sustainable agriculture promotion
Source: CEEW analysis, 2020
47%
irrigation water could be saved in 2050 if low-to-high water-saving irrigation practices are adopted
Source: CEEW analysis, 2019