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Food security and nutrition in Cambodia: Pattern and pathways: A policy discussion paper by Ecker, Olivier, Diao, Xinshen

“…Between China and Vietnam on the one side and India on the other side, the relationship between economic growth and the process of nutrition improvement diff ers greatly. …”
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Breeding cassava for resistance to cassava mosaic disease by Hahn, S.K., Terry, E.R., Leuschner, K.

“…The CMD resistant material has been evaluated and many promising clones have been selected in various countries in tropical Africa and India. The resistance has been effective in those countries.…”
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When water runs out: Adaptation to gradual environmental change in Indian agriculture by Fishman, Ram, Jain, Meha, Kishore, Avinash

“…This study exploits a natural experiment in which heterogeneous geological formations affect the rate of groundwater depletion across 40 villages in Gujarat, India, to provide novel evidence on this question. …”
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Costs and benefits of using social learning games to support Indian communities in better managing their dams by Falk, Thomas, Steimanis, Ivo, Bartels, Lara, Duche, Vishwambhar, Vollan, Björn, Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.

“…India's water systems are under increasing pressure from widespread over-exploitation by agriculture, which consumes 80% of the country's fresh water. …”
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Eight Village Councils Endorse a Resolution on Community Bylaws by Gizaw, Desta, Swai, Elirehema

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A Workflow for Crop Classification and Mapping in Google Earth Engine (GEE) Platform. A Case Study in Wheat- and Teff- based Cropping Systems by Legesse, Gizachew, Desta, Gizaw, Henok, Desalegn, Tigabie, Abiro, Agegnehu, Getachew

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ICRISAT Showcases Scalable Regenerative Landscapes for Water Security by Anantha, K.H., Venkata Radha, A., Reddy, Nagarjuna, N., Garg, Kaushal K., Singh, Ramesh

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Forest management as political practice: Indian experiences with the accommodation of multiple interests by Baviskar, A.

“…The multiplicity of interests around forests in India reflects the range of social groups who have a stake in their management. …”
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Whose devolution is it anyway? divergent constructs, interests and capacities between the poorest forest users and states by Edmunds, D., Wollenberg, Eva Karoline

“…This chapter synthesizes results from case studies of the effects of devolution policies on the management of forests in three Asian countries, China, India and the Philippines. It also seeks to explain the disappointing impacts of forest devolution policies in terms of the divergent interests and perceptions of forest departments and local people. …”
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Local forest management: conclusion by Edmunds, D., Wollenberg, Eva Karoline, Contreras, A.P., Liu Dachang, Kelkar, G., Nathan, D., Sarin, M., Singh, N.M.

“…This chapter concludes from a study of the impacts of forest devolution policies in China, India and the Philippines that devolution has had significant impacts, but mostly on increasing forest cover. …”
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Who should manage the tanks?: Irrigation Department, users' organization or private management agency?: a quest to find a sustainable institutional solution - interim findings of s... by Satpathy, M., Malik, A., Ganguly, U., Arya, V.

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Application of participatory rural appraisal methods for action research on water management by Gosselink, P., Thompson, J.

“…This report summarizes recent experiences with the application of PRA methods in the fields of irrigation and water management in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, Kenya, Estonia, and Zimbabwe. Methods of group dynamics, sampling, semi-structured interviewing and dialogue, visualization and diagramming are explained, with examples. …”
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Pedaling out of poverty: social impact of a manual irrigation technology in South Asia by Shah, Tushaar, Alam, Muhammad Mehboob, Kumar, M. Dinesh, Nagar, R.K., Singh, M.

“…An assessment of the social impact of treadle pump technology for manual irrigation in eastern India, the Nepal Terai, and Bangladesh, South Asia's so-called "poverty square." …”
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Narmada water for groundwater recharge in North Gujarat by Ranade, Rahul, Kumar, M. Dinesh

“…North Gujarat is naturally endowed with one of the richest alluvial aquifers of India but its uncontrolled exploitation for irrigation has resulted in many undesirable consequences. …”
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Virtual water trade in dairy economy: irrigation water productivity in Gujarat by Singh, Om Prakash, Sharma, Amrita, Singh, Rahul, Shah, Tushaar

“…During the past 50 years, Gujarat has led India's exemplary growth in dairy production by forging the world's best known cooperative movement. …”
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Low carbon technologies for agriculture: a study on rice and wheat production systems in the Indo-Gangetic plains by Pathak, Himanshu, Aggarwal, Pramod K.

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Summary of CPWF Research in the Ganges River Basin by CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food

“…From 2010 to 2014, its research for development activities focused on the southwest and south-central coastal zone of Bangladesh with some additional work in the coastal zone of West Bengal, India. In most polders the primary limiting factors are poor water management due to the lack of systematic operation of sluice gates; lack of separation of lands of varying elevations; and siltation of the irrigation and drainage canals within polders. …”
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Productivity and the poor?: political economy of village pond fishery in the Indo-Gangetic Basin by Shah, Tushaar, Indu, R.

“…India’s 2.25 million ha of village tanks were for centuries loosely managed as multiple use common property resources, including for fishing by artisanal fisher-folk, the lowest in the social hierarchy. …”
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Can government-allocated land contribute to food security? Intrahousehold analysis of West Bengal’s microplot allocation program by Santos, F., Fletschner, D., Savath, V., Peterman, A.

“…This study evaluates the impact of India’s land-allocation and registration program in West Bengal, a program that targets poor populations and promotes the inclusion of women’s names on land titles. …”
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Innovation platforms for agricultural development: Evaluating the mature innovation platforms landscape by Dror, Iddo, Cadilhon, Joseph J., Schut, Marc, Misiko, Michael T., Maheshwari, S.

“…Chapters feature case studies from Central Africa, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Nicaragua and Uganda. Authors reflect critically on the impact of innovation platforms and showcase their progress, providing an important sourcebook and inspiration for students, researchers and professionals.…”
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