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A capacity building program on drip irrigation (TNDRIP) was undertaken in certain regions of the Indian State of Tamil Nadu during 2009-2010. An assessment of the impact of the program in terms of effective use of drip irrigation and in-creased crop yields was made in 2011 by ap-plying double dif...


Kuppannan, PalanisamiRanganathan, C.R.Sureshkumar, D.Malik, Ravinder Paul Singh[Enhancing the crop yield through capacity building programs: application of double difference method for evaluation of drip capacity building program in Tamil Nadu State, India]Enhancing the crop yield through capacity building programs: application of double difference method for evaluation of drip capacity building program in Tamil Nadu State, India

A recent initiative in Madhya Pradesh, India to promote privately funded, rainwater harvesting structures on farmers' own land has shown substantial economic and livelihood benefits. In contrast to the many poorly functioning, community managed rainwater harvesting programs, the individual or dec...


Malik, Ravinder Paul SinghGiordano, Meredith A.Sharma, V.[Examining farm-level perceptions, costs, and benefits of small water harvesting structures in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh [India].]Examining farm-level perceptions, costs, and benefits of small water harvesting structures in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh [India].

The debate on growing water scarcity and the need to use the available water more efficiently among different sectors has once again brought in renewed focus in India. In this debate, a large part of the emphasis has been on the pricing of irrigation water, the sector which accounts for almost 80...


Kuppannan, PalanisamiKakumanu, Krishna ReddyMalik, Ravinder Paul Singh[Water pricing experiences in India: emerging issues]Water pricing experiences in India: emerging issues

Drip irrigation in India has expanded slowly. One reason cited is the high capital costs facing the smallholder-dominated agricultural sector. Governments have provided capital subsidies in response. This study finds that, rather than improving access to drip, the subsidy system holds the technol...


Malik, Ravinder Paul SinghGiordano, MarkRathore, M.S.[The negative impact of subsidies on the adoption of drip irrigation in India: evidence from Madhya Pradesh]The negative impact of subsidies on the adoption of drip irrigation in India: evidence from Madhya Pradesh

Fifteen years after the successful introduction of treadle pumps for small farm irrigation in the North Bengal region of India, the socio-economic and technological landscape has changed dramatically. However, donors have continued to support treadle pump programs. Revisiting the factors that con...


Malik, Ravinder Paul SinghFraiture, Charlotte deRay, D.[Technologies for smallholder irrigation appropriate for whom: promoters or beneficiaries?]Technologies for smallholder irrigation appropriate for whom: promoters or beneficiaries?

Cost recovery from irrigation in almost all the countries presents a dismal picture. Low cost recovery coupled with declining government finances has led to the deterioration of both the quality of the built infrastructure and institutions managing and governing such infrastructure. This has crea...


Malik, Ravinder Paul SinghPrathapar, Sanmugam A.Marwah, Madhavi[Revitalizing canal irrigation: towards improving cost recovery]Revitalizing canal irrigation: towards improving cost recovery

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