From Siltation to Sustainability: A Farmer Centered Assessment of Farm Pond Degradation and Conservation Priorities in Palakkad
Ashitha S. Santhosh, A. R. Durga, Anil Kuruvila, F. Thasnimol & Kiran Karthik Raj · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2026
Background: Farm ponds are among the most widely promoted on-farm water-harvesting structures for emergency or supplementary irrigation and for stabilising crop production in rainfed and semi-arid tracts. Over time, however, many of these structures lose their functional efficien...