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100			_aVijaya Kumari, R.
245			_aDistribution of farmers according to net farm returns: a comparative study between watershed and non-watershed areas
260			_c1999
300			_ap.172-77
362			_aApr
520			_aIn India about 65 per cent of arable land, which contributes about 44 per cent food and supports 40 per cent of the human population, is rainfed and dependent on monsoon rains. The agricultural production in these areas has ben quite low. The irrigated agriculture has received adequate attention in the past. Dryland agriculture, on the other hand, has remained neglected for a long time. The rainfed/dryland agriculture is risky because of unstable and low rainfall and farming in these areas is constrained by limiting soil moisture capacity and heavy erosion of top soil. The watershed programme, which seeks to conserve and develop soil and water-resources, is important for the dryland farming. The Government of India has launched the watershed programme in the country during Seventh Five Year Plan covering 99 districts in 16 states. During the last two decades watershed development has received adequate attention and funds. To overcome initial problems, some corrective measures have been initiated to improve the concept and organisational structure of these programmes in a more integrated way. Since the watershed includes both arable and non-arable land, attention was paid to the improvement and sustenance of all the components of a watershed, viz., the process to improve the resource base and sustain production of all categories of land at higher levels. In addition, income sources should be diversified rather than concentrating on income from crops only in order to have an impact on the economic position of the farmers and also the overall distribution of income among the farm holdings. In this paper an attempt is made to study the distribution of farm holdings according to net farm returns in watershed and non-watershed areas. - Reproduced
650			_aWatersheds
700			_aReddy, T. Chandra
700			_aRao, K.P.C.
773			_aAsian Economic Review
909			_a41456
999			_c41456 _d41456