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1 Singh, A.. 1988. Effect of,farming systems on hydrological behavior in hilly microwatersheds. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research and Development, 3(2):87-94.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 2023 Record No: H08883)
2 Singh, A.; Singh, O. P.; Singh, R. K. 1992. Gender analysis in deepwater rice farming in Uttar Pradesh, India. Paper presented at International Workshop on Gender Concerns in Rice Farming, Chiangmai, Thailand, 20-25 October 1992. 13p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 2436/27 Record No: H011473)
3 Singh, A.. 1998. Watershed based management of land and water - An alternative to shifting cultivation. In Bhushan, L. S.; Abrol, I. P.; Rao, M. S. R. M. (Eds.), Soil and water conservation: Challenges and opportunities - Volume 2. New Delhi, India: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd. pp.825-832.
Watershed management ; Traditional farming ; Farming systems ; Shifting cultivation ; Land use / India
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.4 G000 BHU Record No: H022734)
4 Gleick, P. H.; Singh, A.; Shi, H. 2001. Threats to the world's freshwater resources. Oakland, CA, USA: Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security. 50p.
Water resources ; Water use ; Waterborne diseases ; Public health ; Ecosystems ; Wetlands ; Water pollution ; Water quality ; Monitoring ; Climate ; Evaporation ; Precipitation ; Runoff ; Soil moisture ; Groundwater ; Water resource management ; Planning
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 6012 Record No: H029971)
5 Singh, A.. 2001. Wanted: People-oriented research – Sustainable agricultural production needs a water bank, so that surplus water can be stored, only to be withdrawn when needed. In Agarwal, A.; Narain, S.; Khurana, I. (Eds.), Making water everybody’s business: Practice and policy of water harvesting, New Delhi, India: Centre for Science and Environment. pp.340-341.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G635 AGA Record No: H030670)
6 Tiwari, K. N.; Singh, A.; Mal, P. K. 2002. Effect of drip irrigation on yield of cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata) under mulch and non-mulch conditions. Agricultural Water Management, 58(1):19-28.
Drip irrigation ; Irrigation effects ; Vegetables ; Tillage ; Water requirements ; Evapotranspiration ; Crop yield ; Cost benefit analysis / India / West Bengal / Kharagpur
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H030771)
7 Singh, M.; Bhattacharya, A. K.; Singh, A. K.; Singh, A.. 2002. Application of SALTMOD in coastal clay soil in India. Irrigation and Drainage Systems, 16(3):213-231.
Simulation models ; Clay soils ; Soil salinity ; Subsurface drainage ; Drainage ; Water quality ; Water table ; Water management ; Measurement ; Irrigated farming ; Rice / India / Andhra Pradesh / Krishna District / Endakuduru Village
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H030911)
8 Pant, D.; Thapa, S.; Singh, A.; Bhattarai, M. 2003. Integrated management of water, forest and land resources in Nepal: opportunities for improved livelihood. In ADB, Water and poverty – A collection of case studies: Experiences from the Field. Manila, Philippines: ADB. pp.79-94.
Land use ; Land tenure ; Farm size ; Crop production ; Irrigation water ; Environmental effects ; Households ; Gender ; Rural women ; Equity ; Forest management ; Water management ; Land management / Nepal / Begnas Catchment / Bhanu Shera / Gandaki River Basin
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 ADB Record No: H032549)
9 Shi, H.; Singh, A.. 2003. Status and interconnections of selected environmental issues in the global coastal zones. Ambio, 32(2):145-152.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7016 Record No: H035455)
10 Singh, A.. 2005. International activities related to dryland degradation assessment and drought early warning. In Boken, V. K.; Cracknell, A. P.; Heathcote, R. L. (Eds.), Monitoring and predicting agricultural drought: A global study. New York, NY, USA: OUP. pp.421-428.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 632.12 G000 BOK Record No: H036788)
11 Paris, T.; Singh, A.; Luuis, J.; Hossain, M. 2005. Labour outmigration, livelihood of rice farming households and women left behind: A case study in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Economic and Political Weekly, 40(25):2522-2529.
Migrant labor ; Farmers ; Rural women ; Households ; Income ; Rice ; Constraints / India / Eastern Uttar Pradesh
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7434 Record No: H037639)
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12 Pant, Dhruba; Thapa, S.; Singh, A.; Bhattarai, Madhusudhan; Molden, David. 2005. Integrated management of water, forest and land resources in Nepal: opportunities for improved livelihood. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Comprehensive Assessment Secretariat. vii, 27p. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Discussion Paper 2)
Irrigation management ; Forest management ; Public policy ; Land use ; Land tenure ; Farm size ; Environmental effects ; Gender ; Women ; Equity ; Institutions ; Conflict / Nepal
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.5 G726 PAN Record No: H038270)
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13 Singh, R. K.; Redona, E.; Gregorio, G. B.; Salam, M. A.; Islam, M. R.; Singh, D. P.; Sen, P.; Saha, S.; Mahata, K. R.; Sharma, S. G.; Pandey, M. P.; Sajise, A. G.; Mendoza, R. D.; Toledo, M. C.; Dante, A.; Ismail, A. M.; Paris, T. R.; Haefele, S. M.; Thomson, M. J.; Zolvinski, S.; Singh, Y. P.; Nayak, A. K.; Singh, R. B.; Mishra, V. K.; Sharma, D. K.; Gautam, R. K.; Ram, P. C.; Singh, P. N.; Verma, O. P.; Singh, A.; Lang, N. T. 2010. The right rice in the right place: systematic exchange and farmer-based evaluation of rice germplasm for salt-affected areas. In Hoanh, Chu Thai; Szuster, B. W.; Kam, S. P.; Ismail, A. M; Noble, Andrew D. (Eds.). Tropical deltas and coastal zones: food production, communities and environment at the land-water interface. Wallingford, UK: CABI; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Penang, Malaysia: WorldFish Center; Los Banos, Philippines: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI); Bangkok, Thailand: FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific; Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF). pp.166-182.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 551.457 G000 HOA Record No: H043056)
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14 Xenarios, Stefanos; Sharma, Bharat R.; Singh, A.. 2010. Environmental services and water use in South Asia: evidences from Indo-Gangetic basins. In Proceedings of the Republican Scientific Practical Conference on Efficient Agricultural Water Use and Tropical Issues in Land Reclamation, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 10-11 November 2010. Tashkent, Uzbekistan: Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources; Tashkent, Uzbekistan: International Water Management Institute; Tashkent, Uzbekistan: Scientific Information Center of Interstate Commission for Water Coordination (SANIIRI) pp.43-52.
Water use ; Farmers attitudes ; Irrigation water ; Environmental effects ; Economic evaluation ; Models / South Asia / India / Pakistan / Nepal / Indo-Gangetic Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H043377)
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The significance of environmental services related with irrigation is increasingly acknowledged as a critical factor for agricultural productivity in South Asia. However, little is known about farmers’ willingness to contribute for the preservation of these services. To this aim, we conduct a stated preference approach for the elicitation of farmers preferences towards the economic value attributed to environmental services related with agricultural water use. The research is based on results from an extensive survey in selected clusters of India, Pakistan and Nepal. The case studies are situated along Indo-Gangetic basins due to the presence of more evident environmental problem linked with irrigation. The findings present a highly agreeable stance of Indian and Nepalese farmers towards the contribution to the environmental services while the majority of Pakistani is opposed to such a contribution. However, they all agree on the type of the assessment approach. The association of the economic assessment with key wealth indicators and socio-demographic elements depicts the high significance of household size.
15 Xenarios, Stefanos; Sharma, Bharat R.; Amarasinghe, Upali; Singh, A.. 2011. Research analysis on the effects of agricultural water and landholdings to rural livelihoods in Indo-Gangetic Basin: with emphasis on Bihar State. [Report of the NAIP-IFAD Project on Water and Rural Livelihoods] New Delhi, India: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Bihar, India: Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for Eastern Region. 96p.
Agricultural development ; River basins ; Water use ; Irrigation water ; Economic aspects ; Land ownership ; Water allocation ; Models ; Case studies ; Policy / South Asia / India / Indo-Gangetic Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H043776)
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16 Xenarios, Stefanos; Sharma, Bharat R.; Singh, A.. 2011. Environmental services and agricultural water in South Asia: evidence from Indo-Gangetic Basin. In Xenarios, Stefanos; Sharma, Bharat R.; Amarasinghe, Upali; Singh, A. Research analysis on the effects of agricultural water and landholdings to rural livelihoods in Indo-Gangetic Basin: with emphasis on Bihar State. [Report of the NAIP-IFAD Project on Water and Rural Livelihoods]. New Delhi, India: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Bihar, India: Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for Eastern Region. 26p.
Irrigation water ; Water use ; River basins ; Environmental effects ; Models / South Asia / India / Pakistan / Nepal / Indo-Gangetic Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H043780)
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The environmental services related with agricultural water are increasingly acknowledged as a critical factor for farming development in South Asia. However, little attention is given to the demand side linked with the preservation of these services. To this aim, we conduct a stated preference approach for the elicitation of farmers’ preferences towards the economic value rendered to environmental services related with agricultural water. The research is based on an extensive survey in selected clusters of India, Pakistan and Nepal. The case studies are situated along Indo-Gangetic basin due to more evidential linkages between environmental services and irrigation. The findings depict a highly agreeable stance of Indian and Nepalese farmers for the contribution to environmental services while the majority of Pakistani are opposed to such a contribution. However, they almost all agree on the type of the assessment approach while the agreeable Pakistanis offer the highest contributions. The association of the economic assessment with key wealth indicators and socio-demographic elements depicts the high significance of household size.
17 Mondal, B.; Singh, A.; Sekar, I.; Sinha, M. K.; Kumar, S.; Ramajayam, D. 2016. Institutional arrangements for watershed development programmes in Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, India: an explorative study. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 32(2):219-231. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2015.1060195]
Watersheds ; Development projects ; Institutions ; Nongovernmental organizations ; Government agencies ; Community organizations ; Water user groups ; Farmers ; Living standards ; Stakeholders ; Performance evaluation ; Rationalization ; Economic aspects ; Funding ; Expenditure / India / Madhya Pradesh / Bundelkhand Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047647)
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This study explored institutional arrangements with regard to government-sponsored watershed development programmes in the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, India. The appraisal of structure and role of institutions at different levels revealed adequate representation of various social groups, but the associations among stakeholder institutions as well as various resource agencies were found to be weak. A glance at the component-wise expenditure pattern showed an unequal emphasis and funding support between land–water development and livelihood activities. Responses from beneficiary respondents revealed a strong adherence to socio-economic and political issues by non-governmental organizations as well as technical issues by government organizations during implementation of the watershed programmes.
18 Singh, A.. 2016. Managing the water resources problems of irrigated agriculture through geospatial techniques: an overview. Agricultural Water Management, 174:2-10. (Special Issue on Sustainable Water resources Management: Theory and Case Studies, Part I Overseen by Dr. Brent Clothier). [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2016.04.021]
Irrigated farming ; Water resources ; Water management ; Groundwater ; Waterlogging ; Soil salinization ; Remote sensing ; GIS ; Spatial variation ; Monitoring techniques ; Case studies / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047662)
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The intensification of irrigated agriculture is a prerequisite for fulfilling the rising food requirements of the burgeoning global population. But the expansion of irrigated agriculture causes the water resources problems in irrigated areas. The twin menace, i.e., waterlogging and soil salinization of irrigated agriculture can be managed by either adopting preventive measures which decrease the inflow or by employing remedial measures which increase the outflow of water and salt. Remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) are very useful tool and offer a good option to traditional techniques in monitoring and evaluation of waterlogged and saline areas. This paper presents an overview of the applications of remote sensing and GIS techniques for the management of water resources problems of irrigated agriculture. The indication and background of the water resources problems are provided. The integrated use of remote sensing and GIS techniques in the management of water resources problems are also discussed. Finally, the case studies of applications of integrated remote sensing and GIS approach and some conclusions are presented.
19 Singh, A.. 2016. Evaluating the effect of different management policies on the long-term sustainability of irrigated agriculture. Land Use Policy, 54:499-507. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.03.012]
Irrigated farming ; Sustainable agriculture ; Water management ; Water policy ; Performance evaluation ; Water resources ; Groundwater table ; Waterlogging ; Seepage ; Soil salinity ; Irrigation canals ; Tube wells ; Agricultural practices ; Cropping patterns ; Rice ; Simulation models / India / Haryana / Jhajjar
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048057)
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Rise in groundwater level followed by waterlogging and secondary salinisation has become a serious problem in canal irrigated areas of arid and semiarid regions of the world. A wide range of solutions could be considered to address the problems. But the effectiveness of all the solutions and their combinations cannot be verified with on-farm experiments. Simulation models by way of their predictive capability are often the only viable means of providing input to policy decisions. To combat the problem, the computer based simulation model, SaltMod was applied in a waterlogged area of northwest India in which over 500,000 ha has already waterlogged resulting in reduced crop yield and abandonment of agricultural lands. After successful calibration and validation, several alternative management policies were studied for their long-term impacts on groundwater levels and salinities. The alternative policies revealed that the groundwater levels in the study area would continue to rise in the long-run under the existing conditions. Thus, suitable water management strategies such as changes in cropping patterns with reduced rice area, reduced canal water use, increased groundwater use, and canal lining are suggested to bring the groundwater level down to a safe depth and to prevent further rising of the groundwater level.
20 Singh, A.. 2018. Assessment of different strategies for managing the water resources problems of irrigated agriculture. Agricultural Water Management, 208:187-192. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2018.06.021]
Irrigated farming ; Water resources ; Water management ; Strategies ; Assessment ; Waterlogging ; Groundwater table ; Salinity ; Semiarid zones ; Soils ; Simulation models / India / Rohtak
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048898)
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The intensification of irrigated agriculture is required for attaining food security. It could result, however, in water resources problems of waterlogging and secondary salinization. To assess different management strategies in solving the problems, the current study used a simulation model SaltMod in a command area of north-west India which faced the problems of salinization and waterlogging. Following the thriving testing in the course of calibration and validation, it was used for studying various water management alternatives for the command area. The analysis of different scenarios shows that watertables in the command would persist to go up under the normal conditions. Thus, right management alternatives, for example, increased groundwater use, rice area reduction, and reduced canal water use are recommended. The ideal scenario revealed that small changes of 3–6% in input values would contain the problems of the study region.
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