Abstract
India, as the world’s major irrigating country uses the largest share of its water resources for irrigation purposes. The demand for water from both the agricultural and the non_agricultural sectors is growing rapidly, causing an increased pressure on available water resources. In many areas overexploitation of the resources and environmental degradation are already experienced. The national and state governments of India, therefore, face huge challenges in water management India, as the world’s major irrigating country uses the largest share of its water resources for irrigation purposes
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Wageningen |
Publisher | Wageningen UR |
Number of pages | 33 |
Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Keywords
- water resources
- available water
- available water capacity
- water management
- india
- biological water management
- field vegetables