This article reviews the trends in government subsidies and investments in and for Indian
agriculture; develops a conceptual framework and a model to assess the impact of various …

Abstract Irrigation Management Transfer and Participatory Irrigation Management (IMT/PIM)
remain popular policies with national governments and international funding institutions …

Managing water resources is one of the most pressing challenges of our times-fundamental
to how we feed 2 billion more people in coming decades, eliminate poverty, and reverse …

The past 50 years of water policy have seen alternating policies emphasize the state, user
groups, or markets as essential for solving water-management problems. A closer look …

Improving irrigation systems in Asian countries has been a high priority for the allocation of
international aid. Substantial funds have been allocated to adopt the “best practices” of …

Drought is a major constraint affecting rice production, especially in rainfed areas of Asia.
Despite its importance in rice‐growing areas, the magnitude of economic losses arising from …

Agricultural policy reform is one of the major challenges facing India today. Such reform is
required to reduce poverty through faster agricultural growth and to promote more …

Indian states like Punjab and Haryana, epicenters of the Green Revolution, are facing
severe groundwater shortages and falling water tables. Recognizing it as a serious concern …

Dies ist der Bericht eines Zeugen, der Indien seit fast einem halben Jahrhundert beobachtet
hat. Im Januar 1960 kam ich zum ersten Mal in dieses faszinierende Land, um für mein Buch …

This chapter presents general findings and reflections drawn from the river basin trajectories
analysed in this book, occasionally enriched by evidence drawn from other basins in the …