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| Nagaraj, N.; Kumar, A.H. Suvarna; Chandrakanth, Mysore G.. |
| Groundwater, unlike surface water, is expensive and relatively scarce and hence should be used to grow crops that are responsive to protective irrigation, require less water and are remunerative. Sellers and buyers of groundwater have put large areas under paddy, a water-intensive crop. This needs to be disciplined through effective groundwater institutions. Groundwater literacy has to be promoted by educating farmers on the pros and cons of overexploitation. For farmers who do not own wells, one way to enable access to water is through group investments in well irrigation. This would require provision for institutional credit for such groups and energization of pumpsets. This will provide an environment of sharing available groundwater and the associated... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Water markets; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43785 |
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