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Sustainable planning and management of water users associations for enhanced agriculture / B. Anuradha and V. Mohan

Irrigation tanks in India are common property resources. Conservation of water in the agricultural sector is essential since water is necessary for the growth of plants and crops. Farmer’s Organizations need to be empowered to assess the irrigation coverage. WUA is a group of water users, such as i...

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Main Authors: Anuradha, B., Mohan, V.
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Agricultural ecology (General)
Agriculture and the environment
Agricultural conservation
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spelling my.uitm.ir.431292021-03-10T01:02:31Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/43129/ Sustainable planning and management of water users associations for enhanced agriculture / B. Anuradha and V. Mohan Anuradha, B. Mohan, V. Agricultural ecology (General) Agriculture and the environment Agricultural conservation Irrigation tanks in India are common property resources. Conservation of water in the agricultural sector is essential since water is necessary for the growth of plants and crops. Farmer’s Organizations need to be empowered to assess the irrigation coverage. WUA is a group of water users, such as irrigation; who pool their financial, technical, material and human resources for the operation and maintenance of a water system. Proper usage of available sources of water by dynamic WUA gives best result in terms of increased cultivated areas in tank command. Hence two tanks namely, Pillapakkam and Irumbedu (villages with active WUA) of Kancheepuram district, Sriperambathur taluk in Tamilnadu were selected for this study to probe the impact made by active WUAs on agricultural productivity. Primary data was collected through interview schedules and analysed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). Expected result gives the regression equation for farm size, income and expenditure. Hence it is necessary to form a new WUA in the villages where it has not yet been established. Also WUA should be revived in places where it is not functioning well for improved livelihood of village people. 2012 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/43129/1/43129.pdf Anuradha, B. and Mohan, V. (2012) Sustainable planning and management of water users associations for enhanced agriculture / B. Anuradha and V. Mohan. In: 1st International Conference on Innovation and Technology for Sustainable Built Environment 2012 (ICITSBE 2012), 16-17 April 2012, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Perak.
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topic Agricultural ecology (General)
Agriculture and the environment
Agricultural conservation
spellingShingle Agricultural ecology (General)
Agriculture and the environment
Agricultural conservation
Anuradha, B.
Mohan, V.
Sustainable planning and management of water users associations for enhanced agriculture / B. Anuradha and V. Mohan
description Irrigation tanks in India are common property resources. Conservation of water in the agricultural sector is essential since water is necessary for the growth of plants and crops. Farmer’s Organizations need to be empowered to assess the irrigation coverage. WUA is a group of water users, such as irrigation; who pool their financial, technical, material and human resources for the operation and maintenance of a water system. Proper usage of available sources of water by dynamic WUA gives best result in terms of increased cultivated areas in tank command. Hence two tanks namely, Pillapakkam and Irumbedu (villages with active WUA) of Kancheepuram district, Sriperambathur taluk in Tamilnadu were selected for this study to probe the impact made by active WUAs on agricultural productivity. Primary data was collected through interview schedules and analysed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). Expected result gives the regression equation for farm size, income and expenditure. Hence it is necessary to form a new WUA in the villages where it has not yet been established. Also WUA should be revived in places where it is not functioning well for improved livelihood of village people.
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Mohan, V.
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title Sustainable planning and management of water users associations for enhanced agriculture / B. Anuradha and V. Mohan
title_short Sustainable planning and management of water users associations for enhanced agriculture / B. Anuradha and V. Mohan
title_full Sustainable planning and management of water users associations for enhanced agriculture / B. Anuradha and V. Mohan
title_fullStr Sustainable planning and management of water users associations for enhanced agriculture / B. Anuradha and V. Mohan
title_full_unstemmed Sustainable planning and management of water users associations for enhanced agriculture / B. Anuradha and V. Mohan
title_sort sustainable planning and management of water users associations for enhanced agriculture / b. anuradha and v. mohan
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