Cost and benefits of intermediate water storage structures: case study of diggies in Rajasthan

摘要: This paper assesses the cost and benefits of "diggies”, intermediate water storage structures in Indira Gandhi Nehar Pariyojana project Rajasthan. A diggi helps provide reliable deliveries to farms that turn expects increase crop production. Our analysis shows through better control, farmers with diggi's have increased cropping intensity, input application productivity. The net value production per ha irrigated area is 68% higher than without diggi. cost-benefit a financially viable intervention for size larger 4