%0 Journal Article
%@ 0308-521X
%A Dev, I
%A Singh, R
%A Garg, K K
%A Ram, A
%A Singh, D
%A Kumar, N
%A Dhyani, S K
%A Singh, A
%A Anantha, K H
%A Akuraju, V R
%A Dixit, S
%A Tewari, R K
%A Dwivedi, R P
%A Arunachalam, A
%D 2022
%F icrisat:11953
%I Elsevier
%J Agricultural Systems (TSI)
%K Forage deficit, Natural resource management  Livelihood improvement
%P 1-14
%T Transforming livestock productivity through watershed interventions: A case study of Parasai-Sindh watershed in Bundelkhand region of Central India
%U http://oar.icrisat.org/11953/
%V 196
%X CONTEXT: Global experiences reveal the positive impact of watershed-based interventions in improving livelihoods  and environmental security. In the drylands, increasing forage resources and improving livestock productivity  is a critical challenge. OBJECTIVES: The overarching aim of this paper is to analyse the impact of watershed-based interventions on livestock population, productivity, fodder resources, and biomass availability. The paper describes the interrelationship between land, water, crop, and livestock and how the gap in forage deficit can be bridged through a range of watershed interventions.
%Z The authors acknowledge the support provided by ICAR-Central  Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, India and ICRISAT, Hyderabad, India to carry out the study. Our thanks also go to the farmers of the Parasai-Sindh watershed for their support in carrying out this study. We sincerely acknowledge the funding support received from Government of Uttar Pradesh and CGIAR Research Program -Water, Land and  Ecosystem (CRP-WLE) for undertaking the monitoring and impact study.