Garg, K K and Singh, R and Anantha, K H and Dev, I and Dixit, S (2019) Agricultural water management interventions for enhancing water resources availability, cropping, intensity and various ecosystem services in Bundelkhand region of Central India. In: Drought Management: Future Challenges and Strategies, Proceedings of India Water Week, 25th Sept 2019, India. (Submitted)
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Abstract
Bundelkhand region of Central India is hot spot of water scarcity, land degradation, low cropping intensity, poor crop and livestock productivity and poor socio-economic status. Nearly 70% of the population of Bundelkhand is dependent on agriculture and allied sectors for its livelihood. A National Sample Survey report of 2017 shows that the per capita income in Bundelkhand is nearly ₹25,000, far below the national average (₹103,000) and those of Uttar Pradesh (₹43,800) and neighboring Madhya Pradesh (₹56,200) and Rajasthan (₹76,900). Given that strategies that focus on transforming agricultural and allied sectors are key to improving livelihoods of rural populations, the Government of India laid the pathway for doubling farmer’s incomes by 2022.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
|---|---|
| Divisions: | Research Program : Asia |
| CRP: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Water balance, Drought proofing, Bundelkhand region, Water harvesting, Natural resource management |
| Subjects: | Others > Water Harvesting Others > Drought Others > Water Resources |
| Depositing User: | Mr Arun S |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Apr 2020 06:09 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Apr 2020 06:09 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/11496 |
| Acknowledgement: | We acknowledge Government of Uttar Pradesh for providing funding support for implementing Doubling Farmers Income Project in all seven districts of the UP Bundelkhand region. We also acknowledge the Coca-Cola India Foundation for providing the funding support for developing Parasai-Sindh watershed at Jhansi between 2012 and 2016. The authors acknowledge the village level watershed committees; men and women farmers for their active participation; and CAFRI, ICRISAT scientists and field staff for designing, implementation of various watershed interventions, monitoring and data recording at Parasai Sindh watershed, Jhansi |
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