This work on water footprint assessments represents a pioneering effort on documenting the water consumption in Jain Irrigation Systems Limited’s (JISL) production of dehydrated onions and of micro-irrigation systems. It also assesses the sustainability of this water consumption and formulate response strategies.
JISL’s water footprint response strategy provides a strong foundation for increasing farm resilience in the face of climate change, for sustainably meeting the growing global demand for food, for enhancing social well-being, and for reducing water-related risks to JISL’s business.
At a local level, the strategy validates JISL’s critical efforts that are making a profound difference in farmers’ lives by providing extra income and sustaining rural livelihoods. At a regional level, the strategy will help increase water supply, and decrease demand for water. At a global level, the strategy provides an example of private sector engagement in sustainable water management, with concrete examples of corporate response strategies.
The accounting results are summarized below.
JISL’s water footprint response strategies provide a strong foundation for resilience in the face of climate change, and for sustainably meeting the growing global demand for food. As such, these approaches are of global importance as examples of a significant corporate response to agricultural water scarcity.
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