Track 2-4-1: Water Harvesting, Watershed Management, Water Use Efficiency and Eco-Hydrology
Description
The watershed programme is primarily a land based programme, which is increasingly being focused on water, with its main objective being to enhance agricultural and grassland productivity through increased in-situ moisture conservation and productive irrigation for socio-economic development of rural people and its success in soil and water conservation often requires a combination of various measures and needs to be integrated with in a comprehensive agricultural management system. Hence, in order to gain the potential ecological and economic benefits from soil and water conservation, policy and funding support are necessary. The region of Bundelkhand in central India (240-260 30’ N latitude and 780 10’-800 30’ E longitude) comprises seven districts of Uttar Pradesh and six districts of Madhya Pradesh states. Out of total 7.04 m ha geographical area of Bundelkhand region, 3.01 m. ha. falls in the State of Uttar Pradesh (Gupta, 1981) and remaining 4.01 m. ha in Madhya Pradesh (BDA, 1986). Three fourth area of the region depends on rainfall for its agriculture. Hence, there is a need for participation of farm women in successful watershed management programmes in the region.
Citation
Prakash, Om and Bihari, Bankey, "Participation and Constraints Faced by Farm Women of Watershed Programmes in Bundelkhand Region of Central India" (2020). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 7.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/23/2-4-1/7
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Participation and Constraints Faced by Farm Women of Watershed Programmes in Bundelkhand Region of Central India
The watershed programme is primarily a land based programme, which is increasingly being focused on water, with its main objective being to enhance agricultural and grassland productivity through increased in-situ moisture conservation and productive irrigation for socio-economic development of rural people and its success in soil and water conservation often requires a combination of various measures and needs to be integrated with in a comprehensive agricultural management system. Hence, in order to gain the potential ecological and economic benefits from soil and water conservation, policy and funding support are necessary. The region of Bundelkhand in central India (240-260 30’ N latitude and 780 10’-800 30’ E longitude) comprises seven districts of Uttar Pradesh and six districts of Madhya Pradesh states. Out of total 7.04 m ha geographical area of Bundelkhand region, 3.01 m. ha. falls in the State of Uttar Pradesh (Gupta, 1981) and remaining 4.01 m. ha in Madhya Pradesh (BDA, 1986). Three fourth area of the region depends on rainfall for its agriculture. Hence, there is a need for participation of farm women in successful watershed management programmes in the region.
