, precipitation changes, and unitary irrigation costs. Results suggest different economic consequences of climate change depending on …

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 …

, 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 …

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 …

-shaped function of consumption. Using non-cooperative game theory, very poor groups of users are shown to have lower probability of …

Basin Irrigation System (IBIS), the Indus Basin Replacement Works (1960-1980) and the Indus Basin Salinity Control Efforts … (1960-2000). The paper then looks at the IBIS irrigation and salinity control investments that have taken place over the … (particularly through lining canals), (3) Controlling Groundwater and controlling salinity (by discouraging excessive tube-well use …

incorporating conveyance losses, canal return flows, and groundwater recharge. The first-best shadow price of surface water is … farmers near the headworks use irrigation water in the optimal program, and only farmers more distant from the headworks … extract groundwater. We also illustrate the possibility of reswitching in the sequence of resource use. It may be efficient …

working of irrigation institutions, the present study reveals that successful management of irrigation is contingent upon the … level of participation of the water users in the management. By comparing irrigation institutions under different property … rights, the study identifies the significant factors that contribute to the success and sustainability of irrigation …

specified quantities of water for agricultural purposes. Some water is extracted through large-scale irrigation infrastructure … draining soils benefit most from irrigation, possibly because the water is retained for longer on these properties. Drier areas … appear to benefit more from irrigation than do areas with higher rainfall. Farms that are situated close to towns derive …