Irrigation deficits and farmers' vulnerability in Southern India

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-88

  Brugere, Cecile ^a   Lingard, John ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

India; Irrigation deficits; Land ownership; Livelihoods; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; IRRIGATION; LANDOWNERSHIP; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; VULNERABILITY;

(SOUTH); INDIA;

EID: 0037411278     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(02)00108-7     Document Type: Article

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