Policies and institutions for increasing benefits of integrated watershed management programs

Raju, K V and Anantha, K H and Wani, S P (2011) Policies and institutions for increasing benefits of integrated watershed management programs. In: Integrated Watershed Management in Rainfed Agriculture. CRC Press(Taylor & Francis), London, UK, pp. 129-158. ISBN 978-0-415-88277-4

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Abstract

One of the most challenging policy issues for a long time has been conservation and management of land and water resources for sustainable agriculture and poverty reduction, specifically in rainfed areas. Rainfed agriculture contributes 60% of world’s staple food and is being practiced on 80% of the world’s agricultural area (FAOSTAT 2005). Water is a limiting factor in achieving food production (crop growth) in semi-arid and dry subhumid zones (SEI 2005). Nearly two-thirds of India’s agriculture is based on rainfed areas and contributes about 9% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)1. As the source of growth in irrigated areas declines, rainfed agriculture must increase to fill the gap...........

Item Type:	Book Section
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Subjects:	Others > Watershed Management
Depositing User:	Mr Sanat Kumar Behera
Date Deposited:	02 Nov 2011 13:23
Last Modified:	03 Nov 2011 03:17
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/3568
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