Some aspects of South Asia's groundwater irrigation economy: Analyses from a survey in India, Pakistan, Nepal Terai and Bangladesh

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 286-309

  Shah, Tushaar ^a   Singh, O P ^a   Mukherji, Aditi ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (India)

^b FITZWILLIAM COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Groundwater development; Socio economic aspects; South Asia; Well owner survey

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; IRRIGATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33645102174     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-005-0004-1     Document Type: Article

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