Tsunami -the Natures Power
Tsunami affecting people Tsunami affecting people was felt in the year 2004 when tsunami triggered by Indian ocean earthquake near the Indonesian island of Sumatra struck the southern coast. Tamilnadu…
Agribusiness – its Significance in Watershed Management
Watershed management term itself signifies managing the water and other related natural resources. While managing the existing natural resources, it is important to provide sustainability and hence a planning should…
Watershed Development or Rural development in Watershed Management?
Watershed development project is basically meant for development of watershed. It is not exactly a rural development project. It is obvious that while going for watershed development, the inhabitants of…
Organic labels- A consumers satisfaction for health
Organic labels Organic produce goes through process of Organic certification. Organic certification ensures that there is no use of chemicals in the whole production process in farmers field. Such organic…
Forests-Linkages with Growth & Development
The Forest, if have a look on themselves can find a drastic changes in the form of its own destruction. It's pathetic but it's a reality that of course we…
Gender issue -Significance in Watershed Management Programmes
Gender issue In any Watershed development project, Gender is an important variable that has socioeconomic significance in analyzing and describing the aspects like :- Roles Responsibilities , Constraints , Opportunities Gender…
Agribusiness-Success through on farm input production
Agribusiness is an off-farm activity. It is dependent on-farm activities especially for availability of raw material Production. It is important not just to focus on more production for successful Agribusiness…
Sustainable watershed interventions
Sustainability factor is of prime importance in any watershed project. It is common that the impact of watershed seems promising till the project period is on. But once the project…
Women as farmers in Indian Agriculture
Women as farmers Women as farmers in Indian Agriculture is playing a vital role. United Nation celebrates international rural day for women on 15th October. The Indian government is observing this…
Community Participation -Its necessity for Success
Community Participation is must for success of developmental planning The above statement is often use by the Watershed planner. Is it true ? There can be 2 cases - Case-1.…
Watershed Management – Role in Urban Planning
Urban planning ,when we think about it ,a picture comes of posh and sophisticated area. Taking example of United Kingdom ,Urban planning begun with the issues like public health and…
Natural resource conservation and Poverty reduction in Watershed management
Watershed management mainly concern with the conserving the natural resources in selected watershed. Rather the natural resource conservation is taken as core objective of watershed projects. Efforts are made to…