@inproceedings{icrisat3543,
       booktitle = {Use of High Science Tools in Integrated Watershed Management Proceedings of the National Symposium},
            year = {2011},
           title = {A Mission to Enhance Productivity of Rain-fed Crops in Rain-fed Districts of Karnataka, India.},
           pages = {195--216},
          author = {K V Raju and M B Rao and K V Sarvesh and N C Muniyappa and A Dasgupta and S P Wani},
            note = {We are thankful to Bhoochetana staff of DoA, staff of WatershedDevelopment Department, staff of UAS, Bangalore, Raichur andDharwad; staff of Rythu Samparka Kendras (RSKs) in each taluk,farm facilitators and farmers for their support and working as team forthe successful implementation of the project in a consortium modeconverging activities of other activities also into this project activity},
             url = {http://oar.icrisat.org/3543/},
        abstract = {Water shortage is a major constraint for rain-fed crop production and achief cause of poverty and hunger in the semi-arid tropics of the world.Over 95 per cent of the world?s poor and mal nourished people live inIndia, China, the Eastern and Sub-Saharan Africa and parts of LatinAmerica. Rain-fed agriculture is practiced on 80\% of the world?s farmarea, and generates almost 60\% of the world?s staple foods, providingthe livelihoods of 80 per cent of the world?s population. In India, 40\% ofthe population depends on rain-fed agriculture, which is cultivated 85million hectares, and produces 44\% of food and fodder requirements forthe country. Rain-fed areas in India covering 60\% of agriculture produce75\% of pulses and more than 90\% of sorghum, millet, and groundnut.These areas are the hot spots of poverty, suffer from water scarcity anddroughts, land degradation and low rainwater use efficiency}
}