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resulted in high dependency on diesel for pumping out groundwater for irrigation; this, along with soaring petroleum prices … of feeders for irrigation, increase in the intensity of surfaced roads in rural areas, improve procurement and marketing …
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, it makes three principal recommendations to stimulate agricultural growth in the state. viz., expansion of irrigation … value commodities. The main scope for expanding irrigation lies in the largely untapped ground water resources; this … separating the feeders for irrigation. The proportion of surfaced roads in the state is one of the lowest in the country and …
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interventions stand out - expanded irrigation, a strong procurement system put in place for wheat along with bonus over MSP for … wheat, and all-weather roads to connect farmers to markets. In particular, irrigation coverage through tube-wells was … the wheat irrigation season. Canal irrigation, on the other hand, was expanded by utilising financial resources to …
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irrigation water amongst crops and inefficient use of the allocated water are major reasons behind this paradox. Water guzzler … irrigation water available in the country. Hence if sustainable agriculture water-use has to be ensured, economics (productivity … profitability can be achieved with lesser amounts of irrigation water. This is what is attempted in this paper. The study shows that …
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This paper studies the effect of leadership on the level and evolution of pro-social behavior using an artefactual field experiment on local public good provision. Participants decide how much to contribute to an actual conservation project. They can then revise their donations after being...
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I show that the weather condition on election day affects future fiscal policy. When it rains during state elections, there is an increase in the relative income of voters, which is followed by an increase in expenditure and debt. The increase in expenditure is directed towards a larger police...
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This paper attempts to project the likely impact of robust monsoon rains of 2013 on the Agricultural Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in India. The model hypothesizes that the performance of agriculture in India depends upon (1) investments in agriculture (private and public); (2)...
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institutions for pasture management in Ethiopia are experiencing by applying Elinor Ostrom's design principles, while trying to …
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Weather experts around the world are foreseeing a strong El Niño in 2014. In India, these developments are feared to lead to droughts. In the last 14 years, out of the four El Niño years globally, three resulted in Indian droughts. Since the 1980s, all the six droughts faced by India were in...
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whether they are endogenous or exogenous to the society on which they are imposed. Therefore, democratic institutions may have …
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