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 …

Improving productivity and incomes in rainfed areas is a major challenge in India, and a key to achieving this is … pursued in India is Watershed Development (WSD) programs which have been taken up under different schemes funded by the … Government of India and the state governments. Since poverty is particularly acute in the rainfed areas, large expenditures to …