http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/4345 2011-12-05T09:02:25Z info:eu-repo/semantics/descriptiveMetadata http://oar.icrisat.org/4345/ Dry Farming Research : Issues And Approaches Jodha, N S Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics Tbc major problems wastraining generation cf dry-farming tech. nology arc weatha variability, and low rcsoucc allocation for research. Scientists tod reswch on drylands unattractive as they are of~cnb, y training and incentive systems, accustomed to expcrimcntation in slable agr&atic environments. This paper discusses the implications of these con~traints in terms of the researcb policy-makkrs' expectation profile, recognition of location s@i6aty, divelopins of multioption technolog, and widening thc research infrastruaure. It also discusses past efforts in dryland research md some features of the present approach: (1) integration of resource and aopcenved technologies; (2) multilocational testing (3) mechanisms for farm-level testing; and (4) problem-focused rcaxrch. 1983 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://oar.icrisat.org/4345/1/CP-243.pdf Jodha, N S (1983) Dry Farming Research : Issues And Approaches. In: Technology options and economic policy for dryland agriculture: Potential and challenge, 22-24 August 1983, ICRISAT Patancheru, India. info:eu-repo/semantics/objectFile info:eu-repo/semantics/humanStartPage