The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) - a package of practices designed to grow more rice with less water - is being widely promoted by governments and NGOs in India. In 2010-11, IWMI-Tata Program, in collaboration with local partners, undertook a study covering 2234 rice farmers in 13 major r...
Kuppannan, Palanisami
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Karunakaran, K. R.
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Amarasinghe, Upali A.
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[Impact of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI): analysis of SRI practices in 13 states of India.]
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Impact of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI): analysis of SRI practices in 13 states of India.
Even though there has been increasing development of water management technologies over the years, the adoption rate by the farmers is comparatively small ranging from only 15-20%. Hence it is timely to look at the return to water management research investment to fine tune investment in future r...
Kuppannan, Palanisami
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Kakumanu, Krishna Reddy
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Kumar, D.S.
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Challamuthu, S.
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Chandrasekaran, B.
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Ranganathan, C.R.
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Giordano, Mark
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[Do investments in water management research pay?: an analysis of water management research in India.]
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Do investments in water management research pay?: an analysis of water management research in India.
Studies from nine states indicate that adoption of micro-irrigation (MI) technologies - drip and sprinkler systems - has a positive impact in terms of water saving, yield and income enhancement at farm level. However, the overall impression among the farmers is that MI is capital intensive and su...
Kuppannan, Palanisami
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Raman, S.
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[Potential and challenges in up-scaling micro-irrigation in India: experiences from nine states.]
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Potential and challenges in up-scaling micro-irrigation in India: experiences from nine states.