<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Improving Management of Natural Resources for Sustainable Rainfed Agriculture in Asia: An Overview"^^ . "Limiting natural resources, erratic rainfall, land degradation, soil erosion, poverty, and burgeoning\r\npopulation characterize the dry regions in Asia. Over-exploitation of natural resources in these areas to\r\nmeet the ever-increasing demand for food and fuel of rapidly growing population has led to environmental\r\ndegradation and calls for initiation of immediate steps for optimal utilization of natural resources based on\r\nthe potential and limitations. To develop sustainable natural resource management options for increasing\r\nthe agricultural productivity and income of rural poor in these dry regions, a new integrated farmer\r\nparticipatory watershed management model was developed by ICRISAT along with NARS partners. This\r\nholistic approach includes new science tools, linking on-station research to on-farm watersheds, technical\r\nbackstopping through consortium of institutions with convergence of livelihood-based activities. This new\r\nmodel was applied at selected benchmark locations in Asia by ICRISAT in partnership with NARS through\r\nexecution of the project “Improving Management of Natural Resources for Sustainable Rainfed\r\nAgriculture in Asia”. The broad objectives of the project were to enhance and sustain the productivity of\r\nmedium and high water-holding capacity soils in the intermediate rainfall ecoregions of the semi-arid\r\ntropics of Asia and to develop environment-friendly soil and water resource management practices. Onstation\r\nbenchmark locations served as sites for strategic research and on-farm benchmark watersheds\r\nserved as farmer-managed sites for farmer participatory refinement and evaluation of sustainable natural\r\nresource management options under varying socioeconomic and bio-physical situations. The on-farm\r\nwatersheds were provided with technical backstopping from ICRISAT and other consortium institutions.\r\nThe monitoring and impact assessment in these locations reflected a higher technology adoption of\r\nimproved soil and water conservation practices, and nutrient and pest management with increased\r\nproductivity and incomes"^^ . "2001" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "H P"^^ . "Singh"^^ . "H P Singh"^^ . . "S P"^^ . "Wani"^^ . "S P Wani"^^ . . "N"^^ . "Senanarong"^^ . "N Senanarong"^^ . . "T D"^^ . "Long"^^ . "T D Long"^^ . . . . "Integrated Watershed Management for Land and Water Conservation and Sustainable Agricultural Production in Asia. Proceedings of the ADB-ICRISAT-IWMI Project Review and Planning Meeting"^^ . . . . . "Hanoi, Vietnam"^^ . . . . . . "Improving Management of Natural Resources for Sustainable Rainfed Agriculture in Asia: An Overview (PDF)"^^ . . . "Proceedings-integrated-watershed-management_13-30.pdf"^^ . . . "Improving Management of Natural Resources for Sustainable Rainfed Agriculture in Asia: An Overview (Indexer Terms)"^^ . . . . . . "indexcodes.txt"^^ . . . "Improving Management of Natural Resources for Sustainable Rainfed Agriculture in Asia: An Overview (Image (PNG))"^^ . . . . . . "lightbox.jpg"^^ . . . "Improving Management of Natural Resources for Sustainable Rainfed Agriculture in Asia: An Overview (Image (PNG))"^^ . . . . . . "preview.jpg"^^ . . . "Improving Management of Natural Resources for Sustainable Rainfed Agriculture in Asia: An Overview (Image (PNG))"^^ . . . . . . "medium.jpg"^^ . . . "Improving Management of Natural Resources for Sustainable Rainfed Agriculture in Asia: An Overview (Image (PNG))"^^ . . . . . . "small.jpg"^^ . . "HTML Summary of #5341 \n\nImproving Management of Natural Resources for Sustainable Rainfed Agriculture in Asia: An Overview\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "Watershed Management"@en . .