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rev_number: 9
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contact_email: Library-ICRISAT@cgiar.org
creators_name: Dar, W D
icrisatcreators_name: Dar, W D
affiliation: ICRISAT(Patancheru)
country: India
title: Combating Hunger and Poverty in the Tropical Dry lands of Asia and Africa
ispublished: pub
subjects: s2.4
full_text_status: public
abstract: The tropical drylands are characterized by extreme rainfall variability, recurrent and
unpredictable droughts, flooding, warm temperatures and a fragile natural resource base
with inherent low fertility soils. Crop production is low and over 45% of the worlds hungry
people live in these regions. Climate change, growing populations, poor development
infrastructure, increasing land degradation and water scarcity make achieving food security
in the tropical drylands a daunting challenge. However, success stories from throughout the
region show that under optimal water, land and crop management, crop yields and farmers
incomes can be substantially increased. Innovative research and development strategies that
address natural resource management carried out in partnership with farmers and other
stakeholders, and integrating policy, marketing and support services, can address problems
of poverty, food insecurity and environmental degradation and bring prosperity to the
tropical drylands.
date: 2011
date_type: published
publisher: McGill University
place_of_pub: Anne de Bellevue, Canada
pagerange: 31-41
pages: 122
refereed: TRUE
book_title: Water Management for Global Food Security
editors_name: Madramootoo, C A
related_url_url: http://scholar.google.co.in/scholar?as_q=%22Combating+Hunger+and+Poverty+in+the+Tropical+Dry+lands+of+Asia+and+Africa%22&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_occt=title&as_sauthors=&as_publication=&as_ylo=&as_yhi=&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5
related_url_type: pub
citation:   Dar, W D  (2011) Combating Hunger and Poverty in the Tropical Dry lands of Asia and Africa.   In:  Water Management for Global Food Security.   McGill University, Anne de Bellevue, Canada, pp. 31-41.      
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/6640/1/CombatingHunger_2011.pdf