Impact of Watershed Intervention Technology on Agricultural Farm Households - An Application of Economic Surplus Model

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dc.categoryJournal Article
dc.contributor.authorAmbiga Devi, P
dc.contributor.authorParvathi, C
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-05T00:02:16Z
dc.date.available2017-04-05T00:02:16Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.departmentEconomicsen_US
dc.description.abstractWatershed hitervention Technology (WIT) is a composite approach to an efficient use of land and water resources so as to get optimum production from them and also to preserve the soil from deterioration and future utility (Ministry of Water Resources,2010). Watershed development structures play a significant role in groundwater recharge. These structures enhance soil moisture regime, enrich soil fertility and thereby promote ecological balance through conservation of eco system. The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) forecasts that by the year 2025, 33 per cent of hidia’s population will live under absolute water scarcity condition. Further the World Bank estimates that by the year 2025, one person in three, i.e, 3.25 billion people in 52 countries will live under conditions of water shortage. Watershed development is gaining momentum and the fanners adopt various watershed inteiwention technologies for their farm activities. Hence this study is an attempt to assess how the watershed intervention teclmology is carried out in selected blocks in Coimbatore district. To evaluate the impact of watershed intervention technology on the economic welfare of the farm households. The model is based on the Marshallian theory of economic surplus (demand and supply). The study established that with WIT the farmers as ‘producers’ realise ‘surplus’ eompared to farmers as ‘consumers’, leading to socio economic upliftment of the farmers. Further the study reveals that participatory watershed management could be a viable strategy of rural development for achieving sustainable rural livelihoods in India.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.avinuty.ac.in/handle/avu/2717
dc.langEnglishen_US
dc.publisher.nameJournal of Arts.Science And Commerceen_US
dc.publisher.typeInternationalen_US
dc.titleImpact of Watershed Intervention Technology on Agricultural Farm Households - An Application of Economic Surplus Modelen_US
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