Water harvesting is the practice of collecting, concentrating, and storing rainfall and surface runoff for productive use, particularly in agriculture, drinking supply, and groundwater recharge. Techniques range from rooftop and small-scale catchment systems to larger field and watershed methods such as contour bund…
Water harvesting is the practice of collecting, concentrating, and storing rainfall and surface runoff for productive use, particularly in agriculture, drinking supply, and groundwater recharge. Techniques range from rooftop and small-scale catchment systems to larger field and watershed methods such as contour bunds, terraces, check dams, ponds, and tanks that capture water where it falls or where it flows. By making more efficient use of intermittent or limited rainfall, water harvesting helps buffer against drought, supports irrigation in dry and semi-arid regions, reduces soil erosion, and improves water availability for crops and communities. Although it is an ancient practice, modern engineering and planning have expanded its scope and reliability as a strategy for water conservation and climate resilience. As an agronomy journal, this page situates water harvesting within the broader study of sustainable agriculture and natural resource management. Related peer-reviewed work indexed here includes a study of the climate change, land degradation, and food security nexus addressing challenges in India, and a report on the relationship between water, energy, and food, both of which place water resources at the centre of agricultural sustainability. The page assembles encyclopedic reference information on water harvesting consistent with the journal's agronomic and resource-management focus.
9 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
The 9 articles above have been cited 53 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
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