Policies and institutions for increasing benefits of integrated watershed management programs
2011
s p wani | k h anantha | k v raju
One of the most challenging policy issues for a long time has been conservation andmanagement of land and water resources for sustainable agriculture and poverty reduction,specifically in rainfed areas. Rainfed agriculture contributes 60% of world?s staplefood 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-aridand dry subhumid zones (SEI 2005). Nearly two-thirds of India?s agriculture is basedon rainfed areas and contributes about 9% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)1. Asthe source of growth in irrigated areas declines, rainfed agriculture must increase tofill the gap
显示更多 [+] 显示较少 [-]K V Raju, K H Anantha, S P Wani, 'Policies and institutions for increasing benefits of integrated watershed management programs', pp.129-158, CRC Press(Taylor & Francis), 2011
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