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Sustainable use of natural resources for crop intensification and betterlivelihoods in the rainfed semi-arid tropics of Central India
tIn Indian semi-arid tropics (SAT) in general and central part i.e. Madhya Pradesh state specifically; thereare large yield gaps in most of the rainfed crops between current farmers’ yields and achievable ones.Soil fertility ...
Climate change and resilient dryland systems: experiences of ICRISAT in Asia and Africa
The article reviews and summarizes the climate change mitigation and adaptation work undertaken by ICRISAT. The effects of climate
change are already being experienced in several parts of the world. Even though the effects ...
Balanced and integrated nutrient management for enhanced and economic food production: case study from rainfed semi-arid tropics in India
Soil degradation in the semi-arid tropics (SAT) is mainly responsible for low crop and
water productivity. In Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan states in India, the soil analyses
of farmers’ fields revealed widespread deficiencies ...
Carbon Sequestration in Indian Soils: Present Status and the Potential
India’s growing self-sufficiency in food production
and food stocks since independence suggest that
soils have the capacity to produce. Therefore, a review of
Indian soils and their capacity to sequester carbon; and ...