TY  - CONF
N2  - 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
N1  - 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
AV  - public
A1  - Raju, K V
A1  - Rao, M B
A1  - Sarvesh, K V
A1  - Muniyappa, N C
A1  - Dasgupta, A
A1  - Wani, S P
TI  - A Mission to Enhance Productivity of Rain-fed Crops in Rain-fed Districts of Karnataka, India.
UR  - http://oar.icrisat.org/3543/
T2  - Use of High Science Tools in Integrated Watershed Management Proceedings of the National Symposium
SP  - 195
Y1  - 2011///
ID  - icrisat3543
EP  - 216
M2  - NASC Complex, New Delhi, India
ER  -