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Eastern Arkansas contributes around 98% of Arkansas' rice production. However, increasing production costs, diminishing net returns, and declining groundwater availability induced by large groundwater withdrawals and climatic variation have imposed some threats to the sustainability of rice farming. This study estimates eastern Arkansas rice acreage response with price change, climatic variation, and groundwater status by employing a fixed-effects model of panel data. The estimated results show a significant positive effect of own price (rice price), a negative impact of soybean and corn price, a positive impact of groundwater increase, and a positive effect of drought index to rice acreage allocation. The own price, soybean price, and corn price elasticities of rice acreage are +1.12, -1.02, and -0.31, respectively. With all other things remaining the same, a one-unit increase in drought index and a one-foot increase in groundwater level induce producers to increase rice acreage by 5.3% and 2.6%, respectively. Likewise, precipitation has a significant positive effect on rice acreage, but at a decreasing rate. The findings of this study could be useful in policy formulation concerning sustainable rice farming, water resource management, and climatic risk mitigation. A balanced policy that ensures sustainable profit margins, encourages water conservation, and mitigates climatic risk would be desirable for sustainable rice farming. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The company's water sustainability strategy for future- readiness is to continue investing in STP & creating new RWH structures [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A reprint of the article is presented which reports on cancellation of a bottling plant construction in Tamil Nadu, India by beverage maker Coca-Cola, after the maker faced resistance from local farmers who was concerned about the decline in area's water table due to use of water by the company.

The article presents a reprint of the article "Water Scarcity a Challenge to Cotton Supply Chains" by Leonie Barrie, which appeared in the August 29, 2014 issue of the online news portal "just-style.com". It mentions a report by nonprofit organization World Economic Forum according to which water scarcity is posing a potential risk to the global cotton industry. It reports decrease in water table in key cotton producing countries such as China, India and Pakistan.

The article presents a reprint of the article "India:Textile units face closure over water pollution concerns" by Raghavendra Verma, which appeared in the May 19, 2014 issue of the periodical. It states that industrial emissions is discharged to Bandi River in Pali, Rajasthan in India leading to closing of printing facilities by the National Green Tribunal. Mahaveer Singh Sukarlai of environmental group Sri Kisan Paryavaran Sangharsh Samiti, mentions that water table is being affected.

The article offers information on the study of groundwater resources by the organization British Geological Survey (BGS) in Great Britain. Under this research, BGS scientists analyze the quality and quantity of groundwater, and develop various monitoring and modelling techniques to enhance people's understanding of groundwater processes. This programme also contributes to the environmental change studies. INSET: Molybdenum in British drinking water.