Economics of cropping system intensification for small-holder farmers in coastal salt-affected areas in West Bengal: options, challenges and determinants

DECISION - Tập 47 Số 1 - Trang 19-33 - 2020
Subhasis Mandal1, B. Maji1, Sukanta K. Sarangi1, K. K. Mahanta1, Uttam Kumar Mandal1, D. Burman1, S. Digar1, Mohammed Mainuddin2, Parbodh Chander Sharma3
1ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Regional Research Station, Canning Town, India
2Basin Management Outcomes Group, Water Resource Management Program, CSIRO Land and Water Flagship, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
3ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, India

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