Suhas P. Wani, Johan Rockstrom, Kanwar Lal Sahrawat

Integrated Watershed Management in Rainfed Agriculture

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive presentation of techniques, examples, and case studies on the realization of improved rainfed agriculture yield in semi-arid and dryland areas, this book provides techniques intended to improve the livelihood of many small-scale farmers in developing countries. Methods discussed have recently shown to be successful and economically remunerative in India and in various African countries. The incentive of watershed programs is to increase the return on investment with over 20% for 65% of the projects that are currently underperforming.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 498
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. September 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 1030g
• ISBN-13: 9780415882774
• ISBN-10: 041588277X
• Artikelnr.: 32938895

Autorenporträt

Suhas P. Wani, Johan Rockstrom, Kanwar Lal Sahrawat

Inhaltsangabe

1. Improving livelihoods in rainfed areas through integrated watershed
management: A development perspective 2. Watershed development as a growth
engine for sustainable development of rainfed areas 3. Watershed
development for rainfed areas: Concept, principles, and approaches 4.
Equity in watershed development: Imperatives for property rights, resource
allocation, and institutions 5. Policies and institutions for increasing
benefits of integrated watershed management programs 6. Application of new
science tools in integrated watershed management for enhancing impacts 7.
Soil and water conservation for optimizing productivity and improving
livelihoods in rainfed areas 8. Rainwater harvesting improves returns on
investment in smallholder agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa 9. Management
of emerging multinutrient deficiencies: A prerequisite for sustainable
enhancement of rainfed agricultural productivity 10. Increasing crop
productivity and water use efficiency in rainfed agriculture 11. Impact of
watershed projects in India: Application of various approaches and methods
12. Watershed management through a resilience lens 13. Impacts of climate
change on rainfed agriculture and adaptation strategies to improve
livelihoods