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The Last Wall Against Desertification
This video is about building resilience for smallholder farmers in Marginal Drylands.
Rain-fed Agriculture, Area and Extent
Rainfed areas, although vary from region to region, are important in terms of agriculture since most of the poor communities live in
these areas. Rainfed agriculture (RFA) is fragile due to climatic vagaries. More than 90 ...
Sustainable intensification in drylands: What resilience and vulnerability can tell us
The challenge to increase food production is greater than ever,
as the world’s population is set to increase to a predicted nine billion
by 2050 (United Nations, 2008), requiring a 70 to 100% increase in
global food ...
Photos of the Launch of Dryland Systems program meeting in Amman
Photos of the Launch of Dryland Systems program meeting in Amman.
ICRISAT, India soils: yesterday, today and tomorrow
Associated red and black soils are common in the Deccan
plateau and the Indian peninsula. The red soils
are formed due to the progressive landscape reduction
process and black soils due to the aggradation processes;
and ...
Socio-ecological Context Typology to Support Targeting and Upscaling of Sustainable Land Management Practices in Diverse Global Dryland
It is widely recognized that sustainable land management practices (SLM) are much
needed for improving land-based livelihoods of 2.5 billion people living in the dry areas across the
globe. Adoption and effectiveness of ...
Introducing the CGIAR research program on dryland systems
Presentation on Introducing the CGIAR research program on dryland systems
Drought tolerant CIP clone introduced in All India Coordinated Research Project after testing at Mansagar (Jodhpur project site)
The present work consists of a proforma for introducing culture into Aicrp,
Women in Farming_Photo 1
Women in Farming_Photo 1
Role of geoinformatics in ensuing global food security with special reference to dryland agroecosystems
Agriculture plays an important role in providing
food security in developing countries. Better agricultural
information is one of the key factors in understanding current
trends and status that determine food security from ...