Evolution of Irrigation Practices: Are Large Scale Irrigation Systems Still Relevant?

Event: Asian Irrigation Forum 2012

Evolution of Irrigation Practices: Are Large Scale Irrigation Systems Still Relevant?

11 April 2012
Author / Speaker: 
Aditi Mukherji, International Water Management Institute - Email the author | Other materials by the author

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Recent irrigation trends in South Asia show signs of slowdown in groundwater use. This presentation examines the implications of this slowdown in private informal irrigation on farmers, and what this entails from the irrigation bureaucracies who may now find farmers develop renewed interest in their services.

Geographical Focus: 
Subregional- South Asia
India
Type of Content: 
Learning Event

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