?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F285%2F&rft.title=An+Economic+Assessment+of+the+Potential+Benefits%0D%0Aof+Breeding+for+Drought+Tolerance+in+Crops%3A%0D%0AA+Case+of+Groundnut+in+India&rft.creator=Birthal%2C+P+S&rft.creator=Nigam%2C+S+N&rft.creator=Narayanan%2C+A&rft.creator=Kareem%2C+K+A&rft.subject=Groundnut&rft.description=This+report+provides+estimates+of+the+potential+benefits+from+the+adoption+of+an+improved+drought-tolerant+groundnut+variety+ICGV+91114+in+Anantapur+district+of+Andhra+Pradesh+(India)%2C+one+of+the+most+chronically+drought-prone+districts+known+for+its+groundnut+production.+Groundnut+area+in+the+district+ranges+between+0.8+and+1.0+milllion+ha+and+variety+TMV+2+%2C+which+was+released+70+years+ago%2C+continues+to+dominate.+A+new+drought-tolerant+groundnut+variety+ICGV+91114%2C+developed+by+ICRISAT%2C+was+found+a+suitable+alternative+to+TMV+2+through+farmer-participatory+varietal+selection+trials.+At+the+farm+level%2C+adoption+of+ICGV+91114+has+a+pod+yield+advantage+of+23%25%2C+reduces+yield+variability+by+30%25+and+generates+36%25+higher+net+income+compared+to+TMV+2.+Its+adoption+in+35%25+of+the+0.8+million+ha+under+groundnut+in+Anantapur+by+2020-21+is+likely+to+generate+a+surplus+of+Rs+694+million+a+year%3B+of+which+65%25+would+accrue+due+to+higher+yield+and+35%25+due+to+reduction+in+yield+variability.+Despite+a+reduction+in+yield+advantage+(30%25)+and+variance%2C+the+benefits+remain+huge.+Small+farmers+being+more+risk+averse+than+other+farmers%2C+they+can+benefit+more+from+the+adoption+of+improved+drought-tolerant+varieties.+These+benefits+are+illustrative+and+a+widespread+adoption+of+drought-tolerant+varieties+in+the+dryland+tropics+is+likely+to+reduce+farmers%E2%80%99+vulnerability+to+climatic+shocks.+The+need+is+to+reorient+the+research+and+extension+agenda+with+adequate+focus+on+generation+and+dissemination+of+climate-resilient+crop+varieties.&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.date=2011&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F285%2F1%2F115-2011_RB25_an_econ_assess.pdf&rft.identifier=++Birthal%2C+P+S+and+Nigam%2C+S+N+and+Narayanan%2C+A+and+Kareem%2C+K+A++(2011)+An+Economic+Assessment+of+the+Potential+Benefits+of+Breeding+for+Drought+Tolerance+in+Crops%3A+A+Case+of+Groundnut+in+India.++Monograph.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics.+++++