LEADER 04196oam 2200733I 450 001 9910462701203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-203-10487-0 010 $a1-283-84195-9 010 $a1-136-25149-9 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203104873 035 $a(CKB)2670000000298913 035 $a(EBL)1075178 035 $a(OCoLC)821175692 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000785284 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11435835 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000785284 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10794850 035 $a(PQKB)11315186 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1075178 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1075178 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10630943 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL415445 035 $a(OCoLC)819136712 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000298913 100 $a20180706d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aWater management, food security and sustainable agriculture in developing countries /$fedited by M. Dinesh Kumar, M.V.K. Sivamohan and Nitin Bassi 210 1$aMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;$aNew York, N.Y. :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (254 p.) 225 0 $aEarthscan studies in water resource management 300 $a"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso. 311 $a1-138-90051-6 311 $a0-415-62407-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 327 $a5 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 India 327 $a10 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; Index 330 $aThis book addresses strategies for food security and sustainable agriculture in developing economies. The book focuses primarily on India, a fast developing economy, whose natural resource base comprising land and water supporting agricultural production is not only under enormous stress, but also complex and not amenable to a uniform strategy. It critically reviews issues which continue to dominate the debate on water management for agricultural and food production. The book examines the validity of the claim that large water resources projects cause serious social and environmenta 410 0$aEarthscan Studies in Water Resource Management 606 $aWater-supply$zIndia$xManagement 606 $aWater resources development$zIndia 606 $aFood security$zIndia 606 $aSustainable agriculture$zIndia 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWater-supply$xManagement. 615 0$aWater resources development 615 0$aFood security 615 0$aSustainable agriculture 676 $a338.10954 701 $aBassi$b Nitin$0858915 701 $aDinesh Kumar$b M$0858916 701 $aSivamohan$b M. V. K$0858917 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462701203321 996 $aWater management, food security and sustainable agriculture in developing countries$91917032 997 $aUNINA