Groundwater-driven paddy farming in West Bengal: how a smallholder-unfriendly farm power policy affects livelihoods of farmers

West Bengal, India’s largest rice-producing state, has over seven million small and marginal farmers. The rice economy of the region especially that of summer (Boro) paddy is backed by groundwater – an abundant resource in most parts of this State. Despite the rich and shallow aquifers, most of the...

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Autores principales: Shah, Manisha, Shah, Tushaar, Daschowdhury, Sujata
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Informa UK Limited 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119716

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