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Empirical evaluation of sustainability of divergent farms in the dryland farming systems of India
The present study argues that there are heterogeneous farm systems within the drylands and each farm
system is unique in terms of its livelihood asset and agricultural practice, and therefore in sustainability.
Our method ...
Small farm mechanization
With current scenario of labour scarcity, and to develop agriculture on business lines, mechanization in modern agriculture is call of the day. On-farm mechanization is a scalable technology to improve productivity and ...
Fostering institutions for water conservation and management in Andhra Pradesh, India
Progress Report. Rainfed agriculture is a predominant land use pattern in the semi-arid dryland regions which is particularly vulnerable to climatic and socio-economic stresses. As a result of these stresses, degradation ...
Capacity strengthening on improved dryland technologies
The productivity in semi-arid tropics is low not because of lack of technologies, but mainly due to lack of awareness and knowledge amongst the farmers. Any initiative on promoting improved technologies can be successful ...
Satellite imagery and household survey for tracking chickpea adoption in Andhra Pradesh, India
The objective of this study was to map the temporal changes in
chickpea cropped area over the last decade in Andhra Pradesh
using remote-sensing imagery. Moderate Resolution Imaging
Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data composited ...
Intensification and resilience building: Evaluate High yielding and dual purpose crops/ varieties, integrated crop management ( cereals, legumes and cash crops))
A total of 124 Rabi demonstrations have been taken in seven targeted villages of CRP 1.1 The improved varieties were tested with or without recommended POP and the yield was compared with ...
Science and Implementation of the South Asia Dryland Systems: Progress, Lessons, and Challenges Ahead
Science and Implementation of the South Asia Dryland Systems: Progress, Lessons, and Challenges Ahead