Dry Farming Research : Issues And ApproachesN SJodhaauthorTbc 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.Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics1983Conference or Workshop Item