Book Chapters by Dr. G. L. Bagdi
Understanding interactions in Local Governance of Community based Natural Resources: Implications for Policy Interventions In: “Managing Natural Resources in the Dry lands – Constraints and Opportunities
Papers by Dr. G. L. Bagdi
Development of a scale to measure attitude of people towards common property resources
Indian journal of extension education, 2021
Participatory Watershed Development: A Case Study of Antisar Watershed in Gujarat State
Indian journal of extension education, 2013
The study was conducted during 1997–2003 in the Integrated Wasteland Development Project (IWDP), ... more The study was conducted during 1997–2003 in the Integrated Wasteland Development Project (IWDP), Antisar watershed, located in Kapadwanj Taluka of Kheda district in Gujarat state in India. The Antisar watershed was developed in participatory mode by involving local people in decision making and adoption of various soil and water conservation (SWC) interventions for sustainable development. In the participatory watershed development process, a set of suitable technologies were tested by farmers on their farm as well as community land in the watershed area with their part contribution as money or labour and under guidance of multidisciplinary team of scientists of Project Implementing Agency (PIA). Bottom-up approach was adopted in the Antisar watershed development by involving the local farmers to take decisions in planning, implementation and maintenance of SWC practices adopted for the watershed development. The participation of male and female beneficiary farmers was high in the w...
Indian Journal of Soil Conservation, 2013
This paper attempts to set forth a model of ten-point strategy of Participatory Technology Develo... more This paper attempts to set forth a model of ten-point strategy of Participatory Technology Development (PTD) by taking case of Antisar watershed in Kheda district of Gujarat State, India. PTD approach was adopted in development of Antisar watershed during 1997–2003 and various soil and water conservation (SWC) technologies were tested and validated in participatory mode in farmers’ field. The major problems identified after analysis of micro farming situations were scarcity of water and soil degradation. The suitable technologies tested and developed through PTD strategy as described in the paper were check-dam, land levelling, and artificial well recharge filter to mitigate the scarcity of water and soil degradation problems in Antisar watershed. Check-dam and well-recharge filter technologies increased water availability in the wells for irrigation & drinking and resulted in increase of crop yield by 50%. The developed and tested technologies were also disseminated to farmers in n...
Adoption of Scientific Practices of Small Ruminants at A Village in Rajasthan: A Pra Study
Indian Journal of Small Ruminants, 2016
Adoption behaviour of farmers towards small ruminant technologies was studied during J une, 2015 ... more Adoption behaviour of farmers towards small ruminant technologies was studied during J une, 2015 with the help of PRA (Participatory Rural Appraisal) techniques in Soda village (Tehsil Malpura, Tonk) in Rajasthan. Matrix ranking technique was used to assess the important technologies of small ruminant rearing as well as major constraints faced by them. Study revealed that all the farmers were adopting vaccination against enterotoxaemia, sheep pox, peste des petits ruminants and foot and mouth disease. Fifty percent of farmers were providing concentrate feed to ewe during pregnancy and lactation. A few (5.56%) farmers were growing grasses and planting trees (anjan grass, ardu tree and ber bush) for small ruminants. Majority of farmers were rearing Kheri sheep, but were interested in Patanwadi sheep. Seasonal analysis revealed that farmers remained busy with different small ruminant practices throughout the year except in January. Lack of grazing land, local market, proper shed and tr...
Attitude of farmers towards participation in watershed management programme: A case study
Indian Journal of Soil Conservation, 2016
The study was conducted during 1998–2001 in the Integrated Wasteland Development Project (IWDP), ... more The study was conducted during 1998–2001 in the Integrated Wasteland Development Project (IWDP), Antisar watershed, located in Kapadwanj Taluka of Kheda district in semi-arid tropics of Gujarat state to assess the attitude of farmers towards participation in soil and water conservation program for watershed development. A data collection schedule was developed regarding attitude of farmers towards participation in watershed program. Statement Intensity Index (SII) was also developed in the study and intensity indices scores towards each attitude statement regarding participation in watershed program were measured. The study revealed that majority (71.83%) of the male farmers had shown moderately favourable attitude towards Soil and Water Conservation (SWC) program, followed by 16.90% of them with low favourable attitude and hardly 11.27% of the male farmers showed high favourable attitude towards participation in SWC program. Similarly, among the female farmers, majority (74.04%) of...
The Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation (IISWC) and its research Centres have develop... more The Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation (IISWC) and its research Centres have developed successfully many model watersheds in India in the past and implemented large number of Soil and Water Conservation (SWC) technologies for sustainable management of watersheds. Though many evaluation studies regarding hydrology and crop production have been conducted on these watershed projects in the past, assessment of continue adoption of SWC technologies has not been done. This research study was conducted during 2012-15 as core project at Vasad as lead centre along with IISWC headquarter Dehradun, and Centres Agra, Bellary, Chandigarh, Datia, Kota & Ooty, with the specific objective to measure the extent of continue adoption behaviour of farmers towards adopted SWC technologies and also ascertain the factors responsible for their continuance for watershed management. Data collection schedule was developed along with indices for measurement of continue adoption behaviour of farmer...
Factors governing hydrological and institutional factors define policy intervention in the manage... more Factors governing hydrological and institutional factors define policy intervention in the management of community based water storage structures (CBWS). Institutional factors have a direct bearing on the functioning of CBWS and also interact with physical and technical factors to influence their sustainability. The present study attempts to examine sustainability of CBWS to draw policy implications in Indian context. The study revealed that financial viability of CBWS was affected by Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI) functionality, perception about change in water collection time and number of households served by the water resource significantly. Similarly factors like accessibility and use restriction with respect to the CBWS significantly affected the CBWS functionality. It was concluded that, in Indian context, PRI functionality in respect of community resource management needs to be addressed for both financial viability as well as functionality of CBWS. This could be achieved ...
Post-adoption behaviour of farmers towards horticultural soil and water conservation technologies for watershed management in India
Indian Journal of Extension Education, 2020
Farmers' perception towards shelterbelts in hot arid regions of Rajasthan: An analysis by garrett's ranking technique
Indian Journal of Extension Education, 2020
International Soil and Water Conservation Research, 2020
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International Soil and Water Conservation Research, 2015
The Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation (IISWC) and its Research Centres have develop... more The Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation (IISWC) and its Research Centres have developed many successful model watershed projects in India in the past and implemented many Soil and Water Conservation (SWC) technologies for sustainable watershed management. While many evaluation studies were conducted on these projects in the past, there has been no assessment of the post-adoption status of the SWC technologies over a longer period. It was imperative to appraise the behaviour of the farmers with regard to the continuance or discontinuance of the technologies adopted, diffusion or infusion that took place and technological gaps that occurred in due course of time in the post watershed programme. Therefore, it was realized that the postadoption behaviour of beneficiary farmers who have adopted different soil and water conservation technologies for watershed management projects should be studied in detail. The research study was initiated in 2012 as a core project at Vasad as the lead Centre along with IISWC headquarter Dehradun, and Centres Agra, Bellary, Chandigarh, Datia, Kota & Ooty, with the specific objectives of the study to measure the extent of post-adoption behaviour (continued-adoption, discontinuance, technological gap, diffusion and infusion) of farmers towards the adopted SWC technologies of watershed management. In the present study various indices regarding continued adoption, dis-adoption (discontinuance), technological gap, diffusion, infusion regarding soil and water conservation technologies for watershed management were developed for measurement of post-adoption behaviour of farmers. It was revealed that a little less than three-fourth (73%) of SWC technologies continued to be adopted and more than onefourth (27%) were discontinued by farmers. Out of the total continue adopted SWC technologies by farmers, a little less than onefifth (19%) of technologies continued to be adopted with a technological gap. More than one-fourth (28%) of SWC technologies were also diffused to other farmers' fields in nearby villages and on an average 1.2 technologies were also infused into the farmers' fields from outside by their own efforts in the watersheds developed by the IISWC and its Centres.
In this paper, a PRA study was carried out in Khorwad watershed located on the bank of the river ... more In this paper, a PRA study was carried out in Khorwad watershed located on the bank of the river Mahi in Umreth taluka of Anand district in Gujarat state during December, 2011. The farmers' perception towards adoption of bamboo in Mahi ravines was studied with the help of PRA techniques in detail. Mapping of social habitation and resources availability in Khorwad watershed was done. It was found out that few farmers of Khorward watershed were cultivating bamboo in ravine wastelands and boundaries of their farms, whereas they were cultivating crops and fruits trees on leveled lands on upper side of Mahi ravines. Seasonal analysis of bamboo cultivation activities in Mahi ravines is also dealt in the paper. The different activities of bamboo cultivation were carried out by the farmers and they were very much busy in the month of April to June. The transect walk was also carried out along with the local farmers to verify and observe the information provided by the villagers during PRA exercise. The preference of bamboo adoption in Mahi ravines by the farmers was studied and it was found out that the 33.3 per cent of farmers of Khorwad village preferred bamboo plantation in ravine beds. A few farmers of other villages preferred bamboo plantation in ravine wastelands. The problems faced by farmers in bamboo adoption in Mahi ravines were found out with the help of matrix analysis technique. The farmers of Khorwad watershed perceived the wild animals attack and termite attack as major problems in the Mahi ravines area in bamboo cultivation.
International Soil and Water Conservation Research, 2014
People's participation in watershed management programmes is an important strategy of government ... more People's participation in watershed management programmes is an important strategy of government of India for making watershed programmes successful. Participation of local beneficiary farmers is mandatory in planning, implementation and maintenance of watershed development projects as per common guidelines issued by Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has launched holistic watershed development programmes on 2 nd October, 2006 to help farmers in the six distressed districts of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra in India. Therefore, there is a need to know the level of participation by the local people in government sponsored watershed management programmes. The study was conducted during 2011 -2012 in this Vidarbha region of Maharashtra to measure the extent of people's participation in NABARD Supported Holistic Watershed Development Programme (NSHWDP). In this paper a detailed structured three-point-continuum schedule was developed by the investigators regarding various aspects of participation by local people in soil and water conservation for watershed management programme. People's Participation Index (PPI) was also designed to compute the extent of people's participation. Data for this study was gathered through personal interviews from farmers of six selected districts in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. Findings of this study indicated that the extent of people's participation in planning was 63.7 per cent, in implementation was 57.7 per cent and in maintenance was 75.1 per cent. It shows that the extent of people's participation in NSHWDP in the six distressed districts of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra was moderate during watershed programme planning and implementation phases, whereas, high level of participation was exhibited during maintenance phase.
Current science
Watershed management is considered as a way for sustainable rural development and thus impact eva... more Watershed management is considered as a way for sustainable rural development and thus impact evaluation is a must. The common approach of postclassification comparison of pre-and post-implementation satellite imageries for watershed impact evaluation suffers from serious limitations, mainly ignoring the changes which are not due to watershed interventions. To minimize such biases, control area approach is proposed and relative change in watershed compared to control area is attributed to watershed management. The studied four clusters of watershed in Vidarbha region, Maharashtra show that the effect of the watershed could stand out irrespective of pre-and post-implementation conditions of satellite imageries.
Soil loss hinders the restoration potential of tree plantations on highly eroded ravine slopes
Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2020
Purpose Soil erosion and loss threatens vast tracts of agricultural and non-agricultural land, wo... more Purpose Soil erosion and loss threatens vast tracts of agricultural and non-agricultural land, worldwide. High soil erosion severely affects establishment of vegetation via effects on plant growth and productivity on already degraded lands. However, information on soil loss impact on tree plantation and their relationships is scarce in the ravine lands. Therefore, we assessed soil loss effects on tree growth and soil characteristics, and role of conservation measures in degraded ravine land. Methods The study consisted of comparing three systems, i.e., terracing, trenching, and sole slope to observe the effects on soil erosion and the resultant losses. In first system, a terraced land was designed from ravine top to bottom by dividing the slope into the four plots. In second system, ninety-seven trenches sized 2.0 m × 0.5 m × 0.5 m were designed on slope, while in third system, a continuous slope was maintained. Twenty-seven trees were planted at 8 m × 8 m spacing in each system. In all the systems, annual runoff, soil loss, tree growth, biomass and carbon stock, and soil properties were observed for the 7 years. Results Annual soil loss was recorded highest (5.1 t ha −1 year −1 ) in slope followed by trench (4.4 t ha −1 year −1 ) and terrace (3.8 t ha −1 year −1 ) systems, during the 7 years. In the slope system, increased soil loss resulted in the decreased tree height and collar diameter growth by 3–12% and 12–21%, respectively. Total biomass, carbon stock, and CO 2 sequestration declined by 44–86% with the increased soil loss on the slope during the same period. Tree canopy area was also recorded lower in the slope, compared to terrace and trench measures. The soil loss relationship with tree characteristics revealed that growth, biomass, carbon stock, and canopy area consistently declined with the increased soil loss. In soil, proportional loss of organic carbon (11–21%), nitrogen (10–13%), phosphorus (25–32%), and potassium (4–13%) was also observed with increased soil erosion on the slope, compared to conservation measures. In contrast, soil loss reduction in the terrace and trench based measures improved the tree growth, biomass, carbon stock, and soil properties during the same period. Conclusion The soil loss negatively affected the tree growth, productivity and their restoration potential, while soil conservation measures showed strong potential to ameliorate the highly eroded ravine slopes. Therefore, tree plantations should be augmented with the appropriate soil and water conservation measures for achieving greater ecological and economic benefits in degraded ravine lands.
Peoples participation in soil and water conservation for sustainable agricultural production in the antisar watershed of Gujarat
Study was initiated during 2004 with the objective to find out effective extension methods for di... more Study was initiated during 2004 with the objective to find out effective extension methods for dissemination of Soil and Water Conservation (SWC) technologies for watershed development. Frequency use and effectiveness indices along with structured schedules were developed to assess and evaluate different extension methods. The study revealed that majority of farmers were using radio and television more frequently for information on different agricultural and SWC technologies. The less frequently used extension methods by the farmers were bulletin and documentary film show, exhibition, study tour, result demonstration and method demonstration. It was also found that the most effective extension methods as perceived by farmers for dissemination of SWC technologies were farm and home visit in individual contact, discussion meeting and result demonstration in group contact and film show in mass contact. Whereas, according to officers of watershed development team and extension scientist...
Demographic and Psychological Characteristics of Tribal Farmers Towards Soil and Water Conservation Technologies-A Case Study of Nandurbar District of Maharashtra
Indian journal of extension education, 2011
The majority of tribals in Nandurbar district of Maharashtra were poor farmers, illiterate, havin... more The majority of tribals in Nandurbar district of Maharashtra were poor farmers, illiterate, having small size of land holdings with annual income less than rupees five thousand. The tribal farmers were having big size of family with 6 to 10 or more family members and their staple food was Sorghum chapati with Urd dal (Black gram) or chatani (powder of dry red chilies with salt). The tribal farmers were migrating in nearby areas to earn their income by doing labour work in fields of other farmers. The majority of tribal farmers were having low socio-economic status i.e. lack of implements, equipments, irrigation facilities, mechanical power, animal power and material possession. The tribal farmers were very much dependent on forest for firewood for cooking food and timber wood for their Charpai and house making particularly in roof. They were also collecting Mahuda flowers from forest area for their domestic uses and Timbru leaves for Bidi making for their own smoking purpose. The tr...
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