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Dr Ganesh B. Keremane --
Background and research activities
Ganesh is a UniSA President's Scholarship holder
who has completed his
PhD research (after his Masters (M.Sc. [Agril. Econ.]) from the
University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, India) project that
examined the institutional arrangements governing the use and
distribution of urban wastewater for irrigation in Australia and India.
For his work and publications during the course of his study he was
awarded with the 2007-08 CRC IF Directors Award for Excellence .
He can be contacted via email at
ganesh.keremane@unisa.edu.au
Research interests:
- Agricultural and natural resource economics
- Water policy and law
- Water markets
- Reused water
Work Experience
Worked for two years with BAIF
Institute for Rural Development – Karnataka, a sister concern of
BAIF Development Research Foundation,
Pune, Maharastra
Publications
Research Reports
- Soil Fertility Management in Semi-Arid India: Its Role in
Agricultural Systems and the Livelihoods of Poor People – Karnataka.
Field work report available at
http://www.nri.org/IndiaSFM
Journal Articles/Workshop Proceedings
- Ganesh B., Keremane and Naik, B.K.
2001, 'SWOT analysis of marine fishing industry in
India', Fishing Chimes -
National Fisheries Journal of India, vol. 21, no. 5, pp. 45–48
- Ganesh B., Keremane, et al. 2004, 'Use of effective microorganisms in sericulture',
Indian
Silk - The Complete Sericulture and Silk Industry Journal of
India, February, pp. 9–10
- Ganesh B., Keremane, Hegde, G.V.,
and Sheshachar, V. S. 2003, 'Jatropha curcas – production systems and uses',
in N.G. Hegde, J.N. Daniel and S. Dhar (eds.), Proceedings of National
Workshop On Jatropha Curcas and Other
Perennial Oilseed Crops, BAIF Publications, BAIF, Pune, Maharastra
- Hegde, G.V., Hiremath, S. M., and Ganesh B., Keremane 2003, 'A report on potentiality of tree-borne oil yielding species like Pongamia, Madhuca, Callophyllum and Simarouba',
in N.G. Hegde, J.N. Daniel and S. Dhar (eds.), Proceedings of National workshop on Jatropha curcas and other
perennial oilseed crops
- Suresh, D.R., Hegde, G.V. and Ganesh B., Keremane 2004,
'Vegetative propagation of Wrightia tinctoria R. Rr – an important
multipurpose tree', Indian Forester, vol. 130, no. 8, pp. 950–952
- Ganesh B., Keremane (forthcoming), 'Water harvesting', in Jay
H. Lehr (ed.), Encyclopedia of Water, Wiley Water, Ohio (accepted
for publication).
- Ganesh B. Keremane. (2005), ‘Rainwater Harvesting’ In Jay
Lehr, Jack Keeley, Janet Lehr, and Thomas B. Kingery III (Eds) Water
Encyclopaedia, ISBN 0-471-44164-3. 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Ganesh B. Keremane, Jennifer McKay and Narayanamoorthy, A.,
(2006) ‘The decline of local self-governance institutions for water
management: The case of pani panchayats,’ International Journal of
Rural Management , 2(1):107-122.
- Ganesh B. Keremane and Jennifer McKay (2006) ‘Self-created
rules and conflict management processes : The case of Water Users’
Association on Waghad Canal in Maharashtra, India’, International
Journal of Water Resource Development, 22(4):543-559.
- Jennifer Mckay and Ganesh B. Keremane (2006) ‘Farmers opinion
on self-created water management rules in a pioneer scheme: The Mula
irrigation scheme, India’, Irrigation and Drainage Systems ,
20:205-223.
- Ganesh B. Keremane and Jennifer McKay (2006) ‘Role of
community participation and partnerships: The Virginia Pipeline Scheme’,
Water Journal of Australian Water Association, (forthcoming).
- Ganesh B. Keremane and Jennifer McKay (2006) ‘Successful
wastewater reuse scheme and sustainable development: A case study in
Adelaide' Water and Environment Journal (forthcoming)
Participation in Conference/Workshop/Training
- Presented a paper titled ‘Private Water Markets for
Irrigation with Treated Wastewater in South Australia’ at the
Annual Research Forum organized by CRC for Irrigation Futures at
Mildura, Victoria, Australia, 18-21 September 2005.
- Presented a paper titled ‘Role of community participation and
effective partnerships in implementing sustainable wastewater
irrigation scheme: The Adelaide experience' at the Australia
National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage National Conference
titled 'The North- Opportunities for the future -The catchment
community working together' in Darwin, Northern territory. 15-18
October 2006.
Participation in Conference/Workshop/Training
- Presented a paper at the National
workshop on 'Jatropha curcus and Other
Perennial Oilseed Crops' jointly organized by BAIF, Pune and Rockefeller
foundation.
- Participated in a State level workshop on 'Wasteland Management on
Watershed Basis for
Sustainable Productivity', jointly organized by
University of Agricultural
Sciences, Bangalore and Directorate of Extension,
Ministry of Agriculture,
Government of India
-
Participated in a
State level workshop
on 'Pongamia pinnata and Other Tree-borne Oil Seed Crops – Need for
Policy
Initiatives', jointly organized by Samagra Vikas Trust, BIRD-K and
Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of
India
- Undergone training
in 'Project development and management for NGOs' at the National Institute
of Rural Development, Hyderabad, India
Media Coverage
- CRC
for Irrigation Futures featured Gaesh and his project: An
institutional analysis of private reclaimed water markets in South
Australia in the CRC Irrigation Futures INFLO e-newsletter
( April 2006).
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