?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F10837%2F&rft.title=Assessment+of+Agricultural+Technologies+for+Dryland+Systems+in+South+Asia%3A+A+Case+Study+of+Western+Rajasthan%2C+India&rft.creator=Bhati%2C+K+T&rft.creator=Kumar%2C+S&rft.creator=Haileslassie%2C+A&rft.creator=Whitbread%2C+A+M&rft.subject=Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.subject=Drylands+Agriculture&rft.subject=Indian+Agriculture&rft.subject=India&rft.description=Western+Rajasthan+accounts+for+61%25+of+the+total+hot+arid+zone+in+India+(31.7+m+ha).+The+rest+of+the+arid%0D%0Aarea+is+spread+over+Gujarat+(20%25)%2C+Punjab+and+Haryana+(9%25)%2C+as+well+as+small+parts+of+Andhra+Pradesh+and%0D%0AKarnataka+(10%25).+The+arid+region+receives+%3C450+mm+annual+rainfall+with+40-80%25+coefficient+of+variation.%0D%0AWith+evapotranspiration+(ET)+four+to+five-fold+higher+than+rainfall%2C+aridity%2C+deficit+water+balance%2C+and%0D%0Ascarcity+of+water+for+drinking+and+other+purposes+are+often+severe.+Natural+resources+such+as+water%2C+land%0D%0Aand+vegetation+are+very+fragile+and+partly+non-resilient%2C+and+hence+the+area+is+prone+to+irreversible+land%0D%0Adegradation+and+desertification+under+excessive+pressure+from+human+and+livestock+populations.+Arable%0D%0Acropping+alone+is+not+a+dependable+proposition+in+these+drylands.+Animal+wealth+provides+sustainable%0D%0Asupport+to+livelihoods%2C+but+the+sector+is+not+yet+well+organized.+Only+one+crop+can+be+grown+during+a+good%0D%0Arainfall+year%2C+and+on+average%2C+a+year+of+good+harvest+is+normal+during+a+cycle+of+five+years%2C+while+two+are%0D%0Aexpected+to+yield+moderate+crops+and+at+least+two+failures+are+usual.+The+arid+region+offers+limited+scope%0D%0Afor+water+harvesting+and+recycling%2C+particularly+at+a+watershed+scale.+There+is+better+scope+for+integrated%0D%0Aland+resource+development+on+the+basis+of+village+clusters%2C+index+catchments+and+dune-interdune+complex.&rft.publisher=ICRISAT&rft.date=2017&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F10837%2F1%2FCover%2520and%2520Text%2520Assessment%2520of%2520Agriculture%2520Technologies%25204th%2520Proof.pdf&rft.identifier=++Bhati%2C+K+T+and+Kumar%2C+S+and+Haileslassie%2C+A+and+Whitbread%2C+A+M++(2017)+Assessment+of+Agricultural+Technologies+for+Dryland+Systems+in+South+Asia%3A+A+Case+Study+of+Western+Rajasthan%2C+India.++Monograph.+ICRISAT%2C+Patancheru%2C+Hyderabad.+++++