eprintid: 3567
rev_number: 9
eprint_status: archive
userid: 30
dir: disk0/00/00/35/67
datestamp: 2011-11-02 13:17:15
lastmod: 2011-11-03 03:19:00
status_changed: 2011-11-02 13:17:15
type: book_section
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contact_email: Library-ICRISAT@CGIAR.ORG
item_issues_count: 0
creators_name: Wani, S P
creators_name: Venkateswarlu, B
creators_name: Sharda, V N
icrisatcreators_name: Wani, S P
affiliation: ICRISAT(Patancheru)
country: India
title: Watershed development for rainfed areas: Concept, principles, and approaches
ispublished: pub
subjects: s2.14
full_text_status: restricted
abstract: Land, water, and vegetation are the natural resources, which provide food, feed, fiber,
and fuel needs for the survival of human beings. However, the growing biotic pressure
and overexploitation of the natural resources are leading to their accelerated
degradation, resulting in reduced productivity. The sustainable management of natural
resources is the key for the sustenance and well-being of human beings. Water
is a finite resource and an elixir of life; however, water is becoming scarce due its
overexploitation to meet the demands of the ever increasing demographic pressure.
Agriculture is a major consumer (75–80%) of water for food production globally.......................
date: 2011
date_type: published
publisher: CRC Press(Taylor & Francis)
place_of_pub: London, UK
pagerange: 53-86
pages: 496
refereed: TRUE
isbn: 978-0-415-88277-4
book_title: Integrated Watershed Management in Rainfed Agriculture
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citation:   Wani, S P and Venkateswarlu, B and Sharda, V N  (2011) Watershed development for rainfed areas: Concept, principles, and approaches.   In:  Integrated Watershed Management in Rainfed Agriculture.   CRC Press(Taylor & Francis), London, UK, pp. 53-86.  ISBN 978-0-415-88277-4     
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