Bhoochetana: Process Documentation, A program that helped farmers come out of low productivity and poor economic status

Suhas Wani, Sandeep Khanwalkar, Krishnappa Kamma, KV Raju, KV Sarvesh. (6/8/2013). Bhoochetana: Process Documentation, A program that helped farmers come out of low productivity and poor economic status. Hyderabad, India: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT).

Abstract

To Kick start agricultural Growth rate for improving the livelihoods of 60% of population dependent on Agriculture, Government of Karnataka undertook a mission project to unlock the potential of rainfed Agriculture across the state with technical support from ICRISAT. The mission project referred as “Bhoochetana” was launched in 2009 covering all the 30 districts to increase crop productivity by 20% in four years...