Investing in agricultural water management to benefit smallholder farmers in West Bengal, India. AgWater Solutions Project country synthesis report
The AgWater Solutions Project, carried out between 2009 and 2012, focused on resolving water issues faced by smallholder farmers. The project examined existing Agricultural Water Management (AWM) solutions, together with factors that influence their adoption and scaling up. The project aimed to identify investment opportunities in AWM that have high potential to improve the incomes and food security of poor farmers. The work was undertaken in the African countries of Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia, and in the Indian States of Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal. This Working Paper series summarizes results and recommendations from the research carried out in each of these countries and states.
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| Format: | Working Paper biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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International Water Management Institute
2012
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| Subjects: | farmer-led irrigation, water management, agricultural production, investment, research projects, smallholders, farmers, groundwater resources, water use, reservoirs, watersheds, electrification, pumps, rain water management, water harvesting, irrigation, technology, |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39244 https://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/Working_Papers/working/WOR148.pdf https://doi.org/10.5337/2012.210 |
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| Summary: | The AgWater Solutions Project, carried out between 2009 and 2012, focused on resolving water issues faced by smallholder farmers. The project examined existing Agricultural Water Management (AWM) solutions, together with factors that influence their adoption and scaling up. The project aimed to identify investment opportunities in AWM that have high potential to improve the incomes and food security of poor farmers. The work was undertaken in the African countries of Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia, and in the Indian States of Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal. This Working Paper series summarizes results and recommendations from the research carried out in each of these countries and states. |
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