Increasing agricultural production in Nepal : role of low-cost irrigation development through farmer participation
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Nepal irrigation policy directives and resources must be channeled to encourage the participation of beneficiaries and to focus the functions of the Department of Irrigation on a management perspective.
Pradhan, Prachanda · 1970

Abstract
Nepal needs to develop an alternative strategy and lower-cost approaches for increased agricultural production. The lower-cost approaches recommended in the paper include: (1) incorporating farmer participation in operation and management, (2) considering lower-cost structures in surface irrigation and underground water development and (3) improving the management of irrigation systems. (Author abstract)
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