The proliferation of food, feed and biofuels demands promises to increase pressure on water competition and stress, particularly for India, which has a large agricultural base. So Water Footprint (WF) has been widely spread as an indicator that contributes to a safe and sustainable use of water. The purpose of this study was to determine the WF of different paddy varieties and to search the best paddy variety which can give more yield with less water. The estimation was made using the methodology proposed in The Water Footprint Assessment Manual, according to which the WF of a crop, in this case paddy, represents the relation between the amount of water satisfying the evapotranspiration demand (CWR) and the field productivity. | Estimating water footprint of different paddy varieties under agroforestry
