Participatory Watershed Management for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods in India

Budumuru Yoganand () and Tesfa Gebremedhin ()
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Budumuru Yoganand: Department of Economics, Virginia Tech
Tesfa Gebremedhin: Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University

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Abstract: International development goals moved beyond increasing food production to include poverty reduction and protecting the environment in a sustainable way. Degradation of natural resources due to exploitation coupled with population pressure in developing countries causing food insecurity and environmental degradation further. Participatory watershed management approach is proposed to address this problem effectively.

Keywords: participatory watershed management; livelihoods; impact (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O18 P25 Q53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 18 pages
Date: 2006
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