Watershed development in India: Synthesis of past experiences and needs for future research

Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 303-320

  Joshi, P K ^a   Pangare, V ^b   Shiferaw, B ^c   Wani, S P ^c   Bouma, J ^d   Scott, C ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b World Water Institute in Pune   (India)

^c International Crop Research Institute for Semi Arid and Tropics   (India)

^d INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN MANAGEMENT; WATERSHED;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 15844389504     PISSN: 00195014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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