Moving from water problems to water solutions: research needs assessment for the eastern Gangetic Plains

Download or read book Moving from water problems to water solutions: research needs assessment for the eastern Gangetic Plains written by Sharma, Bharat R.; and published by IWMI. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The workshop organizers had previously identified three pillars that directly influence land and water resources, its policies and institutions at a regional scale. These were: (1) Availability of the resources; (2) Access to the resources; and (3) Achievements that can be obtained through the use of the resources (yields, productivity and income enhancement from these land and water resources). The two-day workshop focused on identifying appropriate research questions that would help improve the livelihoods of the rural poor in these three areas to cope with spatial and temporal variability, and scarcity, of available land and water resources, improve farmers’ access to these resources and ensure their distribution in an equitable manner, and achieve optimal productivity.