Is irrigation water free?: a reality check in the Indo-Gangetic Basin

'Getting prices right? is the silver bullet widely advocated to developing countries in fighting waste, misallocation and scarcity of water. In the vast, poverty-stricken Indo-Gangetic basin, however, high surrogate water price is driving out small-holder irrigation. With rising diesel prices, most...

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Main Authors:	Shah, Tushaar, Ul-Hassan, Mehmood, Khattak, M.Z., Banerjee, Partha Sarathi, Singh, Om Prakash, Ur Rehman, S.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	2009
Subjects:	water scarcity irrigation water pricing water market poverty developing countries irrigation canals wells pumps energy expenditure tube wells water costs rice wheat
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40666