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Integrated watershed management in rainfed agriculture /

This book provides a comprehensive presentation of the realization of improved rainfed agriculture yield in semi-arid and dry land areas. The incentive of watershed programs is to increase the return on investment with over 20% for 65% of the projects that are currently underperforming. Besides tech...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wani, S. P. (Suhas Pralhad), 1952-
Otros Autores: Rockström, Johan, Sahrawat, K. L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boca Raton : CRC Press, ©2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Improving livelihoods in rainfed areas through integrated watershed management : a development perspective
  • Watershed development as a growth engine for sustainable development of rainfed areas
  • Watershed development for rainfed areas : concept, principles, and approaches
  • Equity in watershed development : imperatives for property rights, resource allocation, and institutions
  • Policies and institutions for increasing benefits of integrated watershed management programs
  • Application of new science tools in integrated watershed management for enhancing impacts
  • Soil and water conservation for optimizing productivity and improving livelihoods in rainfed areas
  • Rainwater harvesting improves returns on investment in smallholder agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Management of emerging multi nutrient deficiencies : a prerequisite for sustainable enhancement of rainfed agricultural productivity
  • Increasing crop productivity and water use efficiency in rainfed agricutlure
  • Impact of watershed projects in India : application of various approaches and methods
  • Watershed management through a resilience lens
  • Impacts of climate change on rainfed agriculture and adaptation strategies to improve livelihoods.