eprintid: 5347 rev_number: 15 eprint_status: archive userid: 19 dir: disk0/00/00/53/47 datestamp: 2012-01-20 05:18:31 lastmod: 2012-01-20 05:18:31 status_changed: 2012-01-20 05:18:31 type: conference_item metadata_visibility: show contact_email: Library-ICRISAT@CGIAR.ORG creators_name: Senanarong, N creators_name: Cheuwchoom, P creators_name: Lusanandana, C creators_name: Tangpoonpo, S creators_name: Atichart, S creators_name: Pongkanjana, A creators_name: Srihaban, P creators_name: Singhapong, T creators_name: Patanothai, A creators_name: Toomsan, B creators_name: Ruaysoongnern, S creators_name: Rego, T J icrisatcreators_name: Rego, T J affiliation: Department of Agriculture(Bangkok) affiliation: Agricultural Research and Development(Khon Kaen) affiliation: Khon Kaen University(Khon Kaen) affiliation: ICRISAT(Patancheru) country: Thailand country: India title: Improving Management of Natural Resources for Sustainable Rainfed Agriculture in Northeastern Thailand ispublished: pub subjects: s2.14 full_text_status: public pres_type: paper abstract: Lands of northeastern Thailand are sloping and fragile. A large proportion of these soils are degraded due to soil erosion. Degraded soils are one of the major constraints for agricultural production in this region. ICRISAT in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Land Development Department, and Khon Kaen University, Thailand started a project in 1999 with the financial support from the Asian Development Bank to improve the management of natural resources for sustainable rainfed agriculture through integrated watershed approach. This paper summarizes all the research work carried out for three years during the project period. This includes selection of benchmark site in the ecoregion, baseline surveys, establishment of monitoring devices and various interventions in cropping systems, land and water management and fertility management areas, and human resource development. The initial results of research indicate a reduction in soil erosion and improvement of crop yields due to various interventions. There is sufficient scope to scale up this work in the ecoregion. The details of various activities undertaken and the outputs are presented in the paper date: 2001 date_type: published pagerange: 123-133 event_title: 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 event_location: Hanoi, Vietnam event_dates: 10-14 December 2001 event_type: conference refereed: TRUE related_url_url: http://scholar.google.co.in/scholar?as_q=Improving+Management+of+Natural+Resources+for+Sustainable+Rainfed+Agriculture+in+Northeastern+Thailand&num=10&btnG=Search+Scholar&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_occt=title&as_sauthors=&as_publication=&as_ylo=&as_yhi=&as_ related_url_type: author citation: Senanarong, N and Cheuwchoom, P and Lusanandana, C and Tangpoonpo, S and Atichart, S and Pongkanjana, A and Srihaban, P and Singhapong, T and Patanothai, A and Toomsan, B and Ruaysoongnern, S and Rego, T J (2001) Improving Management of Natural Resources for Sustainable Rainfed Agriculture in Northeastern Thailand. In: 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, 10-14 December 2001, Hanoi, Vietnam. document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/5347/1/Proceedings-integrated-watershed-management_123-133.pdf