Irrigation Water Management for Agricultural Development in Uttar Pradesh, India

This book focuses on irrigation sources together with water management for agricultural development in Uttar Pradesh state of India. Being the most populous state of the country, it bears a burden of feeding about 199 million people of which major section relies on agriculture for their subsistence....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lata, Suman
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2019, 2019
Edition:1st ed. 2019
Series:Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • List of Tables
  • List of Figures
  • Glossary
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Profile of the Study Area: Uttar Pradesh
  • Chapter 2. Sources of Irrigation: A Theoretical Framework
  • Chapter 3. Patterns of Water Supply, Growth Trends in Irrigation Area and Irrigation Development
  • Chapter 4. Agricultural Land Use Patterns
  • Chapter 5. Measurement of Agricultural Productivity and Water Productivity of Crops
  • Chapter 6. Impact of Irrigation on Agricultural Development: A Correlative Analysis
  • Conclusions and Suggestions
  • Bibliography