Integrated Watershed Management in Rainfed Agriculture - Hardcover

Wani, Suhas P.; Rockstrom, Johan; Sahrawat, Kanwar Lal

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 041588277X ISBN 13: 9780415882774

Publisher: CRC Press, 2011

Synopsis

This book provides a comprehensive presentation of the realization of improved rainfed agriculture yield in semi-arid and dry land areas. The incentive of watershed programs is to increase the return on investment with over 20% for 65% of the projects that are currently underperforming. Besides techniques to improve the livelihood of the many small-scale farmers in developing countries, it includes examples and case studies for further support. The methods discussed have recently shown to be successful and economically remunerative in India and in various African countries.

Intended for professionals (investors, policy makers), researchers and (post) graduate students working on dry land and sustainable agriculture and water and natural resources management. Suited for courses in dry land agriculture, soil and water management and watershed development.

About this title

About the Author:

Johan Rockstrom is the Executive Director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC) and a leading scientist on global water resources and sustainable development. He has more than 15 years' experience of research on agriculture, water resources and ecosystem services, and over 100 research publications with more than 50 peer-reviewed scientific articles and several books in the fields of global environmental change, resilience and sustainability, agricultural water management, global water resources and food production. He has served as advisor to several international organizations and governments. Professor Rockstrom currently serves on many international committees and boards, including leading the ICSU task team on the future vision for global change research.

About this edition

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 041588277X
• ISBN 13: 9780415882774
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 496