Village knowledge centers and the use of GIS-derived products in enhancing micro-level drought preparedness: A case study from south central India

2007 International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development, ICTD 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Kumar, G Dileep ^b   Nagarajan, R ^a   Rao, A V R Kesava ^b   Balaji, V ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b International Crop Research for Semi Arid Tropics   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL INDIA; DERIVED PRODUCTS; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES; INFORMATION CENTER; SEASONAL RAINFALL; STUDY AREAS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

DROUGHT;

EID: 67650562956     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICTD.2007.4937403     Document Type: Conference Paper

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