Economic value of water in agriculture: Comparative analysis of a water-scarce and a water-rich region in India

Water International

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 214-230

  Kumar, M Dinesh ^a   Malla, Ajaya Kumar ^a   Tripathy, Sushanta Kumar ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF RURAL MANAGEMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Economic value of water; Punjab; Uttar Pradesh; Water productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249138695     PISSN: 02508060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508060802108750     Document Type: Article

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