Looking for detailed information on issues related to water? Here is a collection of research papers, reports and some interesting links to information that you need.
Authors Rajanarayan Indu et al analyze positive impacts of water saving technologies used in North Gujarat on agricultural productivity.
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Inland fisheries impact not only livelihoods, but nutritional profile of the rural poor in India. In the present paper, authors Rajanarayan Indu and Santanu Ghosh analyse the reasons and dynamics of booming inland fishery in Gujarat.
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Inland culture fishery is on a rise in India. In the present paper, authors Santanu Ghosh and Rajanarayan Indu analyse the existing industry and changing institutional structure of inland culture fisheries in India .
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Remediation of Arsenic for Agriculture Sustainability, Food Security and Health in Bangladesh. A working paper from FAO.
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Arsenic contamination of irrigation water, soil and crops in Bangladesh: Risk implications for sustainable agriculture and food safety in Asia. A paper from FAO.
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A May 2008 report on the status of SRI in Tamil Nadu
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Increase in the demand for water in all sectors especially in agriculture, and dwindling nature of the per capita availability of its supply in recent decades induced scientists and researchers to focus their attention more on efficient use of available water. This paper by Prof. A. Vaidyanathan and K.Sivasubramaniyan presents estimates of variations in the consumptive use of water in crop production; the ratio of consumptive use to gross water utilization; and productivity per unit consumptive use for different crop groups in irrigated and rain-fed lands, by states and agro-climatic regions and major river basins at two points of time namely 1966-68 and 1991-93.
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"Water and Livelihoods: SRI in Large Irrigation Projects in Andhra Pradesh, India" -- the experience of the organisation JalaSpandana
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  JalaSpandana website
A collection of papers comprising both research and farmers experiences on SRI in Orissa, presented at the National Symposium on SRI in 2007. Size 2 MB
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Using water sustainably in agriculture
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India's experience with droughts - from crisis management to successful drought management
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Report from the Experience Sharing Workshops on System of Rice Intensification (SRI) conducted by PSI, Dehradun in October 2006. Size: 1.3MB
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A history of SRI in India. Size: 0.7MB
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"Converting Calamity into Opportunity" - A paper from VIKSAT on participatory drought relief programmes.
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A paper from VIKSAT on impacts and coping/adaptation strategies to the severe decline in groundwater levels during times of drought
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Analyzing the many aspects of drought - a paper from VIKSAT
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Read about the "Water competition in agriculture" globally in the 'Human Development Report 2006'. The HDR 2006 is an independent report commissioned by the UNDP for to assess the level of people's long-term well-being.
  http://hdr.undp.org/hdr2006/pdfs/report/HDR_2006_Chapter_5.pdf
A paper on the challenges and initiatives towards understanding drought in India - Poorest Areas Civil Society (PACS) Programme
  http://www.empowerpoor.com/backgrounder.asp?report=192
Reorienting Dryland Research in India: Students', Scientists', and Farmers' Point of View
  http://www.sristi.org/anilg/files/Reorienting%20Dryland%20research%20in%20India.rtf
Evaluation Report on Dryland Farming Programme
  http://planningcommission.nic.in/reports/peoreport/cmpdmpeo/volume1/144.pdf
Zero tillage: A conservation agriculture technique that is helping South Asian wheat farmers increase productivity and conserve their natural resources - by spending less time on land preparation
  http://www.fao.org/ag/magazine/0101sp1.htm
Development of a Framework for Good Agricultural Practices
  http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/MEETING/006/Y8704e.HTM
Sharing Best Practices in Rural Development - Case studies of few success stories in Rajasthan and UP
  http://planningcommission.nic.in/reports/sereport/ser/stdy_bstpRD.pdf
Focus on rainfed agriculture: creating a conducive policy environment
  http://dbtindia.nic.in/farm/page3_6.htm
Soil Fertility Management in Semi-arid India: its role in agricultural systems and the livelihoods of poor people
  http://www.nri.org/IndiaSFM/
Vetiver plants that have long been known to provide economical protection against soil and water loss, and more recently they have also been found to be useful for water purification are still rare in India.
  http://www.indiatogether.com/2006/may/env-vetiver.htm
Some improved techniques and practices recommended for achieving the objective of increased and stable crop production in dryland areas
  http://www.indiaagronet.com/indiaagronet/Crop_Husbandry/contents/dryland_agriculture.htm
Some of the papers and abstracts of the National Symposium on System of Rice Intensification (SRI), Hyderabad, Nov 17-18th 2006
  http://www.wassan.org/sri/Symposium.htm
A collection of research Reports on SRI
  http://www.wassan.org/sri/Useful_Links.htm#Research%20Projects%20/%20Reports
Reducing and eliminating the use of persistent organic pesticides - A WHO document
  http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/resources/pesticides/en/index.html
A World Bank study on long-term impacts and adaptation strategies to drought in Andhra Pradesh
  http://www.wassan.org/apdai/documents/Drought,%20Andra%20Pradesh%20Vol-II.pdf
  http://www.wassan.org/apdai/documents/Drought,%20Andra%20Pradesh%20Vol-I.pdf