http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/12480 <b>Special Issue on Water Management, Biomass Production and Sustainable Energy Systems for Rural Development</b> Search the Channel search http://nopr.niscair.res.in/simple-search http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/12510 Title: Entrepreneurialising solar lanterns to solve energy poverty in India – Potential and limitations <br/> <br/>Authors: Wong, Sam; Mathur, V <br/> <br/>Abstract: This paper presents two solar lantern projects in rural Rajasthan, India, and examines success and limitations of entrepreneurialising development model in providing energy services in rural communities. Training local villagers to become entrepreneurs could provide job opportunities, improve livelihoods by clean energy and create a sense of project ownership.Without adequate support from donors and NGOs, any serious technical break-down of solar lanterns would undermine the incomes of entrepreneurs, and that would affect continuity of services. This paper promotes a genuine bottom-up approach in energy service provision, by getting entrepreneurs and villagers involved at the beginning of projects. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 737-740 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 22:58:59 GMT http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/12509 Title: Operational management of water reclamation through fertigation <br/> <br/>Authors: Gosenpud, Jerry; Srinivasan, Ravi; Prasad, Sameer <br/> <br/>Abstract: This study presents key business success factors relating to a water reclamation experiment ( fertigation) using minimal technology in rural settings and identifies elements of social enterepreneurship in such endeavors.Various forms of organizational setups are reviewed in their capacity to implement small scale water reclamation projects and derive both economic and environmental returns. A carbon footprint/sequestration calculator and web based simulation models are presented as a way for organizations and entrepreneurs to assess the interplay economic and societal returns. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 732-736 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 22:58:59 GMT http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/12508 Title: Biofencing: an ecofriendly boundary wall <br/> <br/>Authors: Mishra, S; Vasudevan, P; Prasad, S <br/> <br/>Abstract: Successful conversions of wastelands into productive arable land, requires physical barriers for protection from grazing and encroachment. Such barrier possesses desired functionality and be sustainable for local conditions (soil, climatic, and social). In the long run, agriculture has to be environmentally sustainable in terms of inputs (energy, water, carbon footprint) and outputs(carbon sequestration, nitrogen fixation). In this study, viability of bio-fencing is examined in terms of functionality, implementation issues, and economic and environmental returns. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 727-731 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 22:58:59 GMT http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/12507 Title: Land resource requirements for bioenergy in India <br/> <br/>Authors: Elgy, John; Halperin, Dan <br/> <br/>Abstract: This study presents a two stage process to determine suitable areas to grow fuel crops: i) FAO Agro Ecological Zones (AEZ)procedure is applied to four Indian states of different geographical characteristics; and ii) Modelling the growth of candidate crops with GEPIC water and nutrient model, which is used to determine potential yield of candidate crops in areas where irrigation water is brackish or soil is saline. Absence of digital soil maps, paucity of readily available climate data and knowledge of detailed requirements of candidate crops are some of the major problems, of which, a series of detailed maps will evaluate true potential of bio fuels in India. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 721-726 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 22:58:59 GMT