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This 2012 report by the Stockholm Environment Institute provides a baseline assessment of livelihood strategies in the Jaldhaka watershed of West Bengal, India. Based on community fieldwork in five villages and expert meetings, the report identifies three primary livelihood strategies: agriculture, off-farm employment, and independent tea production. It details the cropping patterns, water management challenges, and financial security mechanisms used by smallholders in the region.

This 2012 report by the Stockholm Environment Institute analyzes two agricultural water management (AWM) scenarios in the Jaldhaka watershed of West Bengal, India: widespread rural electrification and the expansion of independent tea growing. Using community fieldwork and expert meetings, the report evaluates the potential impacts of these changes on various stakeholder groups, livelihoods, and the environment over a ten-year horizon.