04315nam 2200769Ia 450 991082149240332120200520144314.00-203-10487-01-283-84195-91-136-25149-910.4324/9780203104873 (CKB)2670000000298913(EBL)1075178(OCoLC)821175692(SSID)ssj0000785284(PQKBManifestationID)11435835(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000785284(PQKBWorkID)10794850(PQKB)11315186(MiAaPQ)EBC1075178(Au-PeEL)EBL1075178(CaPaEBR)ebr10630943(CaONFJC)MIL415445(OCoLC)819136712(OCoLC)1138032290(FINmELB)ELB134964(EXLCZ)99267000000029891320120405d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWater management, food security and sustainable agriculture in developing economies /edited by M. Dinesh Kumar, M.V.K. Sivamohan and Nitin Bassi1st ed.Abingdon, Oxon ;New York Routledge/Earthscan2013Abingdon, Oxon ;New York :Routledge/Earthscan,2013.1 online resource (254 p.)Earthscan studies in water resource management"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.1-138-90051-6 0-415-62407-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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 economies5 Sector reforms and efficiency improvement: Pointers for canal irrigation management6 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 India10 Investment strategies and technology options for sustainable agricultural development in Asia: Challenges in the emerging context11 Water management for food security and sustainable agriculture: Strategic lessons for developing economies; IndexThis book addresses strategies for food security and sustainable agriculture in developing economies. The book focuses primarily on India, a fast developing economy, whose natural resource base comprising land and water supporting agricultural production is not only under enormous stress, but also complex and not amenable to a uniform strategy. It critically reviews issues which continue to dominate the debate on water management for agricultural and food production. The book examines the validity of the claim that large water resources projects cause serious social and environmentaEarthscan Studies in Water Resource ManagementWater-supplyIndiaManagementWater resources developmentIndiaFood securityIndiaSustainable agricultureIndiaWater-supplyManagement.Water resources developmentFood securitySustainable agriculture338.10954Dinesh Kumar M858916Sivamohan M. V. K1620721Bassi Nitin1120738MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821492403321Water management, food security and sustainable agriculture in developing economies4195553UNINA