The term ‘water footprint’ refers to the quantity of water used to produce each of the goods and services we use. It is a decision support tool that can account for and manage water‐related risk within a production system. In the present study the water footprint of large cardamom was estimated for the state of Sikkim (India). Large cardamom is the principal cash crop of the state. In the study it was observed that the yearwise crop water requirement (CWR) was 143, 92.9, 134, 125 and 109 mm. As large cardamom is grown under unirrigated conditions, a green water footprint (WF_proc,green) was estimated. The estimated WF_proc,green for production of 1 kg of cardamom (2012–2016) varied from 27.5 to 32.6 m³. The effective rainfall varied from 1290 mm (in 2012) to 1470 mm (in 2013), which was higher than the CWR (785–807 mm). Although the effective rainfall is more than CWR most of it is concentrated in 6 rainy months only. During November to March CWR varied from 92.9 to 143 mm. The study indicated scope for taking up large cardamom intensively by adopting appropriate water and crop management practices making it more profitable.

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在印度锡金评估大型豆蔻的水足迹并制定管理策略*

“水足迹”一词是指用于生产我们使用的每种商品和服务的水量。它是一个决策支持工具，可以说明和管理生产系统中与水有关的风险。在本研究中，估计了锡金（印度）州的大豆蔻的水足迹。大豆蔻是该州的主要经济作物。在研究中，观察到每年的作物需水量（CWR）为143、92.9、134、125和109毫米。由于大豆蔻在非灌溉条件下生长_，因此估计有绿色足迹（WF _{proc，绿色）}。估计生产1公斤小豆蔻的WF过程_，绿色（2012-2016年）为27.5至32.6 m ³。有效降水量从1290毫米（2012年）到1470毫米（2013年）不等，高于CWR（785-807毫米）。尽管有效降雨量超过CWR，但大部分仅集中在6个雨月中。在11月至3月，CWR从92.9到143 mm不等。研究表明，通过采取适当的水和作物管理措施，可以大量吸收大豆蔻。