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An economic inquiry into collective action and household behaviour in watershed management [1]

The concept of integrated and participatory watershed management has emerged as the cornerstone of rural development in the dry, semi-arid and other rainfed regions of the world. Most watershed projects in India are implemented with the twin objectives of soil and water conservation and enhancing the livelihoods of the rural poor.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2009
Suresh Kumar [2], K. Palanisami [3]
Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics [4]
64
1
108
Tags:
Agriculture [5], Groundwater Recharge [6], Water Management [7], Rural Water Harvesting [8], Watershed Development [9], Farmers [10], Public Participation [11], Tamil Nadu [12], Coimbatore (D) [13]
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