Format:
1 online resource (254 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780415624077
,
9781136251498
Series Statement:
Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management Series
Content:
India is a fast developing economy whose natural resource base, comprising land and water supporting agricultural production, are not only under enormous stress, but also complex and not amenable to a uniform strategy. This book addresses strategies for food security and sustainable agriculture in India, including lessons to be learned in other developing economies across the world
Note:
Cover -- Water Management, Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture in Developing Economies -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- 1 Food security and sustainable agriculture in developing economies: The water challenge -- 2 Key issues in Indian irrigation -- 3 Food security challenges in India: Exploring the nexus between water, land and agricultural production -- 4 Redefining the objectives and criteria for the evaluation of large storages in developing economies -- 5 Sector reforms and efficiency improvement: Pointers for canal irrigation management -- 6 Rebuilding traditional water harnessing systems for livelihood enhancement in arid western Rajasthan -- 7 The hydrological and farming system impacts of agricultural water management interventions in north Gujarat, India -- 8 Technology choices and institutions for improving the economic and livelihood benefits from multiple-use tanks in western Odisha -- 9 Future strategies for agricultural growth in India -- 10 Investment strategies and technology options for sustainable agricultural development in Asia: Challenges in the emerging context -- 11 Water management for food security and sustainable agriculture: Strategic lessons for developing economies -- Index
Additional Edition:
Print version Kumar, M. Dinesh Water Management, Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture in Developing Economies Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group,c2012 ISBN 9780415624077
Language:
English
Keywords:
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