Private investments in groundwater irrigation and smallholder agriculture in West Bengal: opportunities and constraints
Private investments in groundwater have emerged as the main pathway through which smallholder farmers in India access irrigation. This paper discusses the role of groundwater in agrarian growth in West Bengal, India. It finds that agricultural growth in the state has stagnated since mid-1990s, after...
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Springer
2018
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111065 |
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