A stakeholder meeting for ACIAR-ICAR collaborative project ‘ Improving water use for dry season agriculture by marginal and tenant farmers in Eastern Gangetic Plains’ was organized at ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna on 30th September, 2016 with a purpose to create awareness about project activities among the line departments for scaling-up of the […]

By Manita Raut and Fraser Sugden Introduction: Technical, social and economic constraints are limiting the effective use of groundwater and ponds for irrigation in many parts of the EGP. Large areas of land remain fallow during the dry months. Access to year-round water for irrigation would significantly improve the productivity of agriculture, improving incomes and […]

By Manita Raut and Fraser Sugden Introduction: Technical, social and economic constraints are limiting the effective use of groundwater and ponds for irrigation in many parts of the EGP. Large areas of land remain fallow during the dry months. Access to year-round water for irrigation would significantly improve the productivity of agriculture, improving incomes and […]

By Raj Kumar and Rabindra Karki Introduction: Technical, social and economic constraints are limiting the effective use of groundwater and ponds for irrigation in many parts of the EGP due to which large areas of land remain fallow during the dry months. Therefore, access to year-round water for irrigation would significantly improve the productivity of […]

By Raj Kumar and Rabindra Karki Introduction: Technical, social and economic constraints are limiting the effective use of groundwater and ponds for irrigation in many parts of the EGP as a result large areas of land remain fallow during the dry months. Therefore, access to year-round water for irrigation would significantly improve the agricultural productivity, […]

Introduction: Technical, social and economic constraints are limiting the effective use of groundwater and ponds for irrigation in many parts of the EGP. Large areas of land remain fallow during the dry months. Access to year-round water for irrigation would significantly improve the productivity of agriculture, improving incomes and food security. Marginal and tenant farmers, […]

Introduction: Technical, social and economic constraints are limiting the effective use of groundwater and ponds for irrigation in many parts of the EGP. Large areas of land remain fallow during the dry months. Access to year-round water for irrigation would significantly improve the productivity of agriculture, improving incomes and food security. Marginal and tenant farmers, […]

By Santosh Mali and Anoj Kumar A field visit of DSI4MTF project farmers to ICAR-RCER Research Centre Ranchi was undertaken on 13th Aug 2016. Fourteen farmers including 6 women farmers from both the villages, Bhagwatipur and Mauahi, participated in the training program cum-exposure visit. This was one day visit in which farmers were given 3 […]

By Md Maniruzzaman and Md Mainuddin Introduction: Technical, social and economic constraints are limiting the effective use of groundwater and ponds for irrigation in many parts of the EGP. Large areas of land remain fallow during the dry months. Access to year-round water for irrigation would significantly improve the productivity of agriculture, improving incomes and […]

By Md Maniruzzaman and Md Mainuddin Introduction: Technical, social and economic constraints are limiting the effective use of groundwater and ponds for irrigation in many parts of the EGP. Large areas of land remain fallow during the dry months. Access to year-round water for irrigation would significantly improve the productivity of agriculture, improving incomes and […]