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Determinants of discontinuance of soil and water conservation technologies implemented in watershed management programmes in India

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Title Determinants of discontinuance of soil and water conservation technologies implemented in watershed management programmes in India
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Creator G.L. Bagdi
P.K. Mishra
S.L. Arya
S.L. Patil
A.K. Singh
Bankey Bihari
Om Prakash
Ashok Kumar
P. Sundarambal
R.B. Meena
 
Subject Discontinuance
Soil and water conservation technology
Watershed management
 
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The ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation (IISWC) and its
Research Centres have developed many model watersheds in the country and
implemented large number of soil and water conservation (SWC) technologies
for sustainable watershed management. Though many evaluation studies
were conducted on these watershed projects in the past, assessment of
discontinuance of the SWC technologies has not been done yet. This research
study was conducted during 2012-15, with the specific objective to measure
the extent of discontinuance of SWC technologies and also ascertain the factors
responsible for discontinuance. Indices of discontinuance of SWC technologies
from 38 watersheds revealed that more than one-fourth (27.01%) of SWC
technologies were discontinued by farmers of different watersheds. Technologywise
data revealed that 11.4% farmers discontinued bunding, 8% farmers
discontinued land leveling, 6.5% farmers discontinued terracing, 3% farmers
discontinued check dam and 1.3% farmers discontinued pond technologies.
Important reasons were costly measures to maintain, regular maintenance
requirement, labour constraints and marginal and small land holdings of
farmers. Results imply that financial support to poor farmers for repair and
maintenance of SWC structures may reduce discontinuance. Adoption of
check dam, pond and bunding technologies is more beneficial in medium and
large land holdings rather than marginal and small. Making farm equipment
available for common use on hiring basis could help in repair and maintenance
of SWC structures by overcoming the non-availability of labour.
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Date 2019-04-30T05:18:33Z
2019-04-30T05:18:33Z
2018-01-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/19059
 
Language English
 
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