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Institutional reforms in Indian irrigation /

As water resources become increasingly scarce in India and demand only increases, the challenge of sustaining irrigation systems and the lands they serve is a matter of crucial importance. In particular, the livelihood of millions of farmers is threatened. India's canal irrigation systems, whic...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Gulati, Ashok, 1954-
Collectivité auteur: International Food Policy Research Institute
Autres auteurs: Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela, Raju, K. V.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2005.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Growing scarcity of water : India, Rajasthan, and Karnataka
  • Rising costs, falling recoveries : Indian surface irrigation under impending financial crisis
  • Financing issues and institutional reforms
  • Krishna Bhagya Jal Nigam Limited : pointer towards institutional reforms in irrigation financing?
  • Policy trends in participatory irrigation management
  • Potential and constraints of farmer participation in irrigation
  • Farmer involvement in irrigation : findings from Rajasthan and Karnataka
  • Conclusions and policy recommendations.