Since independence, India has emerged as the world’s largest groundwater economy, with annual groundwater use increasing from less than 50 BCM in the 1950s to over 230 BCM today. While this groundwater boom has been the bedrock of India’s agricultural growth, it has also created formidable challe...
With India emerging as the world’s largest groundwater irrigator, marginal farmers and tenants in many parts have come to depend on informal water markets for irrigation. Power subsidies have grown these markets and made them pro-poor, but are also responsible for groundwater depletion, and for f...
Shah, Tushaar
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Chowdhury, S.D.
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[Farm power policies and groundwater markets contrasting Gujarat with West Bengal (1990–2015)]
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Farm power policies and groundwater markets contrasting Gujarat with West Bengal (1990–2015)
Sustainable use of groundwater is becoming critical in India and requires effective participation from local communities along with technical, social, economic, policy and political inputs. Access to groundwater for farming communities is also an emotional and complex issue as their livelihood an...
Maheshwari, B.
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Varua, M.
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Ward, J.
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Packham, R.
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Chinnasamy, Pennan
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Dashora, Y.
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Dave, S.
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Soni, P.
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Dillon, P.J.
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Purohit, R.
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Hakimuddin
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Shah, Tushaar
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Oza, S.
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Singh, P.
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Prathapar, Sanmugam A.
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Patel, A.
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Jadeja, Y.
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Thaker, B.
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Kookana, R.
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Grewal, H.
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Yadav, K.
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Mittal, H.
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Chew, M.
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Rao, P.
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[The role of transdisciplinary approach and community participation in village scale groundwater management: insights from Gujarat and Rajasthan, India]
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The role of transdisciplinary approach and community participation in village scale groundwater management: insights from Gujarat and Rajasthan, India
Shah, Tushaar
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Verma, Shilp
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[Real-time co-management of electricity and groundwater: an assessment of Gujarat?s pioneering Jyotirgram Scheme]
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Real-time co-management of electricity and groundwater: an assessment of Gujarat?s pioneering Jyotirgram Scheme
Shah, Tushaar
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Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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Merrey, Douglas J.
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Lange, M. de
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Samad, M.
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[Institutional alternatives in African smallholder irrigation]
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Institutional alternatives in African smallholder irrigation
This research assesses the widespread transfer of government-run smallholder irrigation schemes in Africa to the management of organized groups of farmers in the light of decades of experience by various countries . The comparative study of the Irrigation Management Transfer (IMT) suggests that i...
Shah, Tushaar
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Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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Merrey, Douglas J.
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Lange, M. de
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Samad, M.
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[Farmer management of irrigation systems: can Africa's smallholder black farmers do it?]
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Farmer management of irrigation systems: can Africa's smallholder black farmers do it?
Since 2005, Government of Gujarat has been organising an annual, month-long, pre-monsoon Krishi Mahotsava (Agrarian Festival) campaign to expose farmer to new farming technologies and market opportunities, enhance their interaction with scientists and input suppliers, and improve their access to ...
Shah, Tushaar
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Pattnaik, I.
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Bhatt, S.
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Kopa, G.G.
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Shah, A.
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[Impact of Gujarat's Krishi Mahotsava (Agrarian Festival) campaigns: results of a perception survey of 1445 farmers from 25 districts]
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Impact of Gujarat's Krishi Mahotsava (Agrarian Festival) campaigns: results of a perception survey of 1445 farmers from 25 districts
Kishore, A.
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Shah, Tushaar
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Tewari, N.P.
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[Solar irrigation pumps: farmers’ experience and state policy in Rajasthan [India].]
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Solar irrigation pumps: farmers’ experience and state policy in Rajasthan [India].
The Union Budget 2018 announced the Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan, a scheme to replace diesel pumps and grid-connected electric tube wells for irrigation with solar irrigation pumps, including a buy-back arrangement for farmers’ surplus solar energy at a remunerative price. KUSUM ca...