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Dryland Systems Annual Report 2015
The CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems is
a global agricultural research partnership to realize
the potential of dryland communities. The program
brings together eight CGIAR centers, and numerous
international, ...
Resilient and efficient agro-ecosystems under changing climate and demography
The presentation held in Dharwad (India) by dr. Biradar analyses the effects of changing climate on agriculture and proposes climate- smart practices. The stresses agriculture faces are multiple, some of which include ...
Responsiveness of chickpea to climate change
Appropriate changes in the genetic options are needed to cope up with the changing climate and farming
system to ensure food security and sustainable cereal production for the ever growing populations in
developing world. ...
Intensification strategies for Ethiopian Watershed: Incentives, Niches and Policy Implication
This presentation of ICRISSAT explains the difference in perception about watershed management under changing climates; Showing different case study examples
Anthroscape: A Holistic Landscape Based Approach for Mitigating Environmental Threats of 21st Century
Centuries are remembered with human achievements alike the bronze age, the iron age of archaic and the 20th century as the age of innovation. However, the 21st century will be remembered as the age of extinction due to ...
A new concept of irrigation response units for effective management of surface and groundwater resources: a case study from the multi‑country Fergana Valley, Central Asia
When estimating canal water supplies for largescale irrigation schemes and especially in arid regions
worldwide, the impact of all factors affecting the gross
irrigation requirements (GIR) are not properly accounted
for, ...
Socio-economic and Agricultural Vulnerability Across Districts of Karnataka
Vulnerability assessments can play a vital role in the design of appropriate adaptation and mitigation policies targeted towards climate
change and its impacts on ecosystems, and those who depend upon these resources for ...
Adaptive Policy Responses to Climate Change Scenarios in the Musi Catchment, India
In India the stresses on water resource systems have increased, due in part to increased demand for scarce water supplies. Yet, what could be of greater concern is the potential long-run threats of climate change affecting ...
Global agricultural intensification during climate change: a role for genomics
Agriculture is now facing the ‘perfect storm’ of climate change, increasing costs of fertilizer
and rising food demands from a larger and wealthier human population. These factors point
to a global food deficit unless the ...
A shift in paradigm for more responsive soil restoration and climate change mitigation
Blog on A shift in paradigm for more responsive soil restoration and climate change mitigation