Publication Type : Book
Publisher : Lap Lambert Academic Publishing, GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
Source : Lap Lambert Academic Publishing, GmbH & Co. KG, Germany (2010)
ISBN : 9783838355214
Keywords : command area, Institutions, Irrigation systems, land use, On Farm Development
Campus : Amritapuri
School : Department of Management, School of Business
Department : Department of Management
Year : 2010
Abstract : This book examines the inter-face between the apparently divergent processes of irrigation and agricultural development in Kerala state and its implications on land development and water management practices, especially, adoption of On-Farm Development both at the system as well as farm levels. It offers a convincing explanation for the dismal performance of irrigation systems in the state in the context of cropping pattern changes from irrigated crops, mainly, paddy to dry/ perennial cash crops. As irrigation systems in Kerala are designed for rice, the decline in rice area resulted in the poor performance of irrigation systems.
Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Viswanathan P. K., Economics of Land Development in Canal Commands: A Study of Surface Irrigation Systems in Kerala, India. GmbH & Co. KG, Germany: Lap Lambert Academic Publishing, 2010.