A cost-benefit analysis of indigenous soil and water conservation measures in sikkim himalaya, India

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 27-35

  Mishra, Prabuddh Kumar ^a   Rai, Suresh Chand ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Cost benefit analysis; India; Net present value; Soil erosion; Watershed

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGROFORESTRY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP; DISCOUNT RATE; INCOME; NUTRIENT LOSS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RUNOFF; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MOISTURE; SUSTAINABILITY; WATERSHED;

HIMALAYAS; INDIA; SIKKIM HIMALAYAS;

EID: 84895817076     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-12-00013.1     Document Type: Article

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