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Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana: Enhancing Impact through Demand Driven Innovations
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India, has launched the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana
(PMKSY) to address India’s key agricultural challenges in the 21st century i.e., to reduce poverty ...
Mapping of household vulnerability and identification of adaptation strategies in dryland systems of South Asia
Low amount and high variability of rainfall in South Asian dryland production system have
affected the livelihood of small and marginal households. Therefore, a marginal change in the
climate could challenge the livelihood ...
Weather index insurance for livestock fodder in dryland system
Risk aversion for farmers from vageries of weather
Quantification of Risk Associated with Technology Adoption in Dryland Systems of South Asia
Climate change increasingly becomes a challenge for smallholder farmers. Strategies that will
help farmers to cope with vulnerability are important. These strategies comprise a variety of
interventions ranging from technical, ...
Economics of new energy efficient methods with micro irrigation in dyrland system
The quantitative significance of the dryland agriculture is by no means small, even at their low
productivity levels (Shah et al., 1998). The drylands accounts for 53% of total cropped area,
48% of the area under food crops ...
Water-Agriculture-Energy Nexus in Central Asia through the Lens of Climate Change
This study examines the climate vulnerabilities of Central Asia's water, agriculture, and energy sectors at province level, using an index-based approach that quantifies their exposure, sensitivities, and adaptive capacities. ...
Report on “Implementation of micro irrigation system in dryland system”: June 2015
The report is on the status of implementation on micro irrigation for efficient resource use
CRP Dryland Systems - IWMI - 2015 Technical and Financial Report - Final
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) managed to progress in 2015 in terms of researching on evidence for agricultural water management within the context of a systems approach. Water is one of the key enablers ...
Report on "Implementation of micro irrigation in dryland system": December 2015
The report is based on the piloting of drop irrigation with scheduled irrigation for improving the water use efficiency