Runoff Farming in Reducing Rural Poverty in Cholistan Desert

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4331863
AutoresFarooq Ahmad (0000-0003-3842-2535, University of the Punjab, PAKISTAN, autor de correspondencia)
Año2008
Volumen20
Número1
Páginas177-188
Fecha de publicación2008-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSociedade & natureza (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0103-1570 • E-ISSN: 1982-4513
EditorialFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s1982-45132008000100012
OpenAlexW2046930175
SCIELO_PIDS1982-45132008000100012
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas2

The proposed study strives to provide an overall picture for establishing a relationship of indigenous rainwater harvesting technology and its impact in poverty alleviation. The topographic form and the soil characteristics of Cholistan is the best catchment area for rainwater harvesting. Different profiles point out that the area is very poorly drained, capable of generating maximum runoff after absorbing minimum water. Water intake characteristics of fine textured soils show that infiltration rate is low to very low. Findings show that there is direct relationship between water availability and poverty reduction. Study also sheds light on both strengths and limitations of the indigenous technology on reducing rural poverty and recommends using this technology along with modern water harvesting techniques

Agriculture · Agroforestry · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Hydrology (agriculture · Indigenous · Infiltration (HVAC · Poverty · Rainfed agriculture · Rainwater harvesting · Soil water · Surface runoff · Water resource management · Ecology · Environmental Science · Geology · Groundwater and Watershed Analysis · Soil Science · Transboundary Water Resource Management · Water management and technologies