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Rainfed agricultural production through watershed management approach in Siwalik region of Jammu [1]

The crop productivity in Siwalik rainfed areas including kandi belt of Jammu and Kashmir is very low. To improve the agricultural productivity of these areas, a holistic approach through watershed management project was introduced in early 1990 to manipulate land and water resources more efficiently for better crop production.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2009
R. D. Gupta [2], Sanjay Arora [3], Vikas Sharma [4]
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation [5]
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Tags:
Soil Erosion [6], Agriculture [7], Agricultural Systems [8], Agroforestry [9], Vegetables [10], Horticulture [11], Water Conservation [12], Check Dam [13], Watershed Development [14], Jammu & Kashmir [15], Doda (D) [16]
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[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agroforestry
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[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-conservation
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/check-dam
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/watershed-development
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jammu-kashmir
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