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Rural Prosperity through Integrated Watershed Management:A Case Study of Gokulpura-Goverdhanpura in Eastern Rajasthan. Global Theme on Agroecosystems Report no.36

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Title Rural Prosperity through Integrated Watershed Management:A Case Study of Gokulpura-Goverdhanpura in Eastern Rajasthan. Global Theme on Agroecosystems Report no.36
 
Creator Pathak, P
Wani, S P
Sudi, R
Chourasia, A K
Singh, S N
Rao, A V R K
 
Subject Watershed management
 
Description The agriculture in eastern Rajasthan is characterized by high risks from drought, degraded natural resources
and pervasive poverty. At Gokulpura-Goverdhanpura village in Bundi Rajasthan,ICRISAT along with partners
implemented integrated watershed project using holistic systems approach with integrated genetic and
natural resource management (IGNRM) strategy. This report discusses the multi-faceted impact of this
watershed program. It has been found that the science-led participatory watershed program at Gokulpura-
Goverdhanpura had made positive impacts on natural resources, rural livelihoods and environment. The major impact of watershed interventions was seen in improving the surface and groundwater availability. Increased water availability resulted in increased cropping intensity and diversification to more remunerative
land use systems involving livestock, horticultural and vegetable production. Overall, the watershed program
has reduced land degradation, enhanced agricultural productivity and incomes, decreased poverty of rural
poor, reduced labor migration and improved environment quality.
 
Publisher International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
 
Date 2007
 
Type Monograph
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/1963/1/Rural-Prosperity-through-Integrated-Watershed.pdf
Pathak, P and Wani, S P and Sudi, R and Chourasia, A K and Singh, S N and Rao, A V R K (2007) Rural Prosperity through Integrated Watershed Management:A Case Study of Gokulpura-Goverdhanpura in Eastern Rajasthan. Global Theme on Agroecosystems Report no.36. Monograph. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics , Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India.