TY - BOOK ID - 77876414 TI - Institutional reforms in Indian irrigation AU - Gulati, Ashok AU - Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela. AU - Raju, K. V. AU - International Food Policy Research Institute. PY - 2005 SN - 1282075071 9786612075070 8132101979 9788132101970 0761933115 9780761933113 8178294354 9788178294353 9352803310 PB - Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, DB - UniCat KW - Irrigation KW - Water in agriculture KW - Chemigation KW - Management. KW - Finance. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77876414 AB - As water resources become increasingly scarce in India and demand only increases, the challenge of sustaining irrigation systems and the lands they serve is a matter of crucial importance. In particular, the livelihood of millions of farmers is threatened. India's canal irrigation systems, which have so far made an enormous contribution to food security, are now in crisis because of increasing competition for water, poor management, and declining funding. The authors of this book examine the nature of large-scale surface irrigation systems in India, analyze their associated problems, and discu ER -