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Socioeconomic and policy research on watershed management in India: synthesis of past experiences and needs for future research

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  • Joshi, P. K.
  • Pangare, V.
  • Shiferaw, B.
  • Wani, S. P.
  • Bouma, Jetske
  • Scott, Christopher

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  • Joshi, P. K. & Pangare, V. & Shiferaw, B. & Wani, S. P. & Bouma, Jetske & Scott, Christopher, 2004. "Socioeconomic and policy research on watershed management in India: synthesis of past experiences and needs for future research," IWMI Research Reports H035345, International Water Management Institute.
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    1. Joshi, P. K. & Jha, A. K. & Wani, S. P. & Sreedevi, T. K., 2009. "Scaling-out community watershed management for multiple benefits in rainfed areas," IWMI Books, Reports H042003, International Water Management Institute.
    2. V. S. Saravanan & Geoffrey T. McDonald & Peter P. Mollinga, 2009. "Critical review of Integrated Water Resources Management: Moving beyond polarised discourse," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 33(1), pages 76-86, February.
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    4. Ranjan Bhattacharyya & Birendra Nath Ghosh & Pradeep Dogra & Prasanta Kumar Mishra & Priyabrata Santra & Suresh Kumar & Michael Augustine Fullen & Uttam Kumar Mandal & Kokkuvayil Sankaranarayanan Anil, 2016. "Soil Conservation Issues in India," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 8(6), pages 1-37, June.
    5. Kumari, R. & Sharma, B. & Kushwah, A. & Singh, R. & Singh, R.M. & Tewari, R.K. & Dhyani, S.K., 2014. "Construction of Rainwater Harvesting Structures and Economics of Crops in Parasai-Chhatpur Watershed in Bundelkhand Region of Central India," Agricultural Economics Research Review, Agricultural Economics Research Association (India), vol. 27(2).

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