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Rainwater harvesting potential for farming system development in a hilly watershed of Bangladesh [1]

Water resources management is an important part in farming system development. Agriculture in Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh is predominantly rainfed with an average 2210 mm monsoonal rain, but rainfall during dry winter period (December–February) is inadequate for winter crop production. The natural soil water content (as low as 7 %) of hillslope and hilltop during the dry season is not suitable for shallow-rooted crop cultivation. A study was conducted to investigate the potential of monsoonal rainwater harvesting and its impact on local cropping system development.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
13/07/2016
Md. Tariqul Islam [3], Md. Mohabbat Ullah [4], M. G. Mostofa Amin & et al [5]
Applied Water Science [6]
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Tags:
Water Harvesting [7], Bangladesh [8], Agriculture [9], Rainfall [10], Irrigation [11], Water Management [12], Dryland Farming [13], Watershed Development [14]
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[2] http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13201-016-0444-x
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/md-tariqul-islam
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/md-mohabbat-ullah
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/m-g-mostofa-amin-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/applied-water-science
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-harvesting
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bangladesh
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-management
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dryland-farming
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/watershed-development