%0 Book Section
%A Chander, G
%A Wani, S P
%A Prasad Rao, D S
%A Sudi, R R
%A Rao, C S
%B Community and Climate Resilience in the Semi-Arid Tropics
%C Switzerland
%D 2020
%E Wani, S P
%E Raju, K V
%F icrisat:11936
%I Springer Nature
%K Feed and fodder, Food and nutrition security, Kitchen gardens, Livestock-based livelihoods, Spent-malt, Waste recycling
%P 189-202
%T Mainstreaming of Women in Watersheds Is Must for  Enhancing Family Income
%U http://oar.icrisat.org/11936/
%X Despite the fact that women are the world’s principal food producers and providers, they have long been  deprived of their due share and identity. Kothapally is one of the initial watershed projects that demonstrated  on ground that a holistic development model not only conserves natural resources for sustainable productivity  and income improvement but also harnesses the synergies to tailor the benefits in mainstreaming women  farmers. This has showcased the model to focus on selective activities that directly benefit women. Some  important activities that increase incomes of women revolve around interventions like milk production,  kitchen gardens, composting, value addition, non-farm livelihoods through capacity building, collectivization  and market linkages.
%Z t We acknowledge the SHGs and farmers in general in the watershed in providing us with the updated data sets. The financial resources provided by the erstwhile undivided   Andhra Pradesh Government, the Asian Development Bank, are gratefully acknowledged