The report found subsidies to irrigated agriculture for major irrigation projects in four southern India states amounted to US$575 million per year from 2004 to 2008. The study, prepared in collaboration with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), uses a rigorous, transparent, and replicable methodology to provide the most comprehensive estimate of subsidies to irrigation in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala.

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Source: uncsd.iisd.org