Improving irrigation in Asia: Sustainable performance of an innovative intervention in Nepal

Improving Irrigation in Asia: Sustainable Performance of an Innovative Intervention in Nepal

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-140

  Ostrom, Elinor ^a   Lam, Wai Fung ^b   Pradhan, Prachanda ^c   Shivakoti, Ganesh P ^d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems (FMIS) Promotion Trust   (Nepal)

^d ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

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EID: 85039775578     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9780857938022     Document Type: Book

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