?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F6643%2F&rft.title=Bhoochetana%3A+Bridging+Yield+Gaps+with+Science-led+Interventions+in+Andhra+Pradesh&rft.creator=Wani%2C+S+P&rft.subject=Agriculture&rft.subject=Andhra+Pradesh&rft.subject=Bhoochetana&rft.subject=Watershed+Management&rft.description=Current+productivity+of+agricultural+crops+in+Andhra+Pradesh+is+lower+by+two-+to+four-folds+as+compared+to+the+achievable+potential+yields.+Long+term+studies+at+ICRISAT+based+at+Patancheru+have+demonstrated+a+virtuous+cycle+of+persistent+yield+increases+through+improved+management+in+rainfed+agriculture.+The+present+scenario+clearly+points+to+the+need+for+adoption+of+science-led+interventions+to+improve+agricultural+productivity+and+livelihoods+to+alleviate+poverty%2C+hunger+and+malnutrition+in+rainfed+regions.+In+this+context%2C+the+Government+of+Andhra+Pradesh+has+taken+up+an+innovative+approach+to+adopt+science-based+development+of+agriculture+and+capacity+strengthening+of+stakeholders+with+technical+support+from+the+ICRISAT-led+consortium+called+%E2%80%9CBhoochetana%E2%80%9D%2C+which+will+increase+productivity+of+target+crops+by+25%25+in+5+years.+The+strategy+is+to+map+out+nutrient+deficiencies+in+the+soils%2C+develop+mandal-wise+balanced+nutrient+recommendations+and+conduct+demonstrations%2Ftrials+in+a+phased+manner+to+scale+out+the+technology+to+a+large+number+of+farmers+in+the+state+using+improved+cultivars+and+soil+and+water+managemnet+practices.&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.date=2013&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F6643%2F1%2FAP_Bhoochetana.pdf&rft.identifier=++Wani%2C+S+P++(2013)+Bhoochetana%3A+Bridging+Yield+Gaps+with+Science-led+Interventions+in+Andhra+Pradesh.++Documentation.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics%2C+Patancheru%2C+Andhra+Pradesh%2C+India.+++++