?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=Resilient+Dryland+Systems+Report+No.+57&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F6842%2F&rft.title=Efforts+that+brought+Happiness%3A+Stories+of+change+from+the+people&rft.creator=Khanwalkar%2C+S&rft.creator=Wani%2C+S+P&rft.subject=Agriculture-Farming%2C+Production%2C+Technology%2C+Economics&rft.description=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics+(ICRISAT)+is+implementing+a+project%0D%0Asupported+by+Sir+Dorabji+Tata+Trust+(SDTT)+for+the+last+ten+years+in+the+states+of+Madhya+Pradesh+and%0D%0ARajasthan+and+a+project+supported+by+Sir+Ratan+Tata+Trust+(SRTT)+in+four+districts+of+Madhya+Pradesh%0D%0Aand+Jharkhand+for+improving+livelihoods+of+small+and+marginal+farmers+through+sustainable+management%0D%0Aof+natural+resources.+ICRISAT+has+adopted+consortium+approach+in+partnership+with+Non-Governmental%0D%0AOrganizations+(NGOs)%2C+State+Agricultural+Universities+(SAUs)+and+Government+line+departments+in+the%0D%0Arespective+states.+The+project+interventions+have+piloted+science-led+farmer-centric+integrated+watershed%0D%0Amanagement+for+enhancing+natural+resource+use+efficiency+for+crop+production.+Based+on+the+various%0D%0Ainterventions+for+improved+management+of+land%2C+water+and+crops%2C+the+consortium+team+identified+the%0D%0Asuccess+stories+from+different+districts+covering+various+activities+such+as+balanced+nutrient+management%2C%0D%0Afarmer+participatory+selection+of+improved+varieties%2C+enhancing+water-use+efficiency%2C+using+improved%0D%0Alandform+treatments%2C+minimizing+rainy+season+fallows%2C+income-generating+activities+like+goat+rearing%2C%0D%0Avermicomposting+and+improved+livestock+breed+rearing+including+vegetable+farming+which+can+be+shared%0D%0Awith+other+areas+for+benefiting+the+farmers.+This+compendium+of+success+stories+is+based+on+the+detailed%0D%0Ainterviews+with+the+farmers%2C+collecting+required+information+through+targeted+visits+and+interacting+with+the%0D%0Acommunity+in+the+districts%2C+their+capacity+enhancement+and+the+continuity+of+the+technology.+The+analysis%0D%0Ais+based+on+factual+data+from+the+users+and+other+views.%0D%0AThe+success+stories+clearly+revealed+that+crop+productivity+significantly+improved+with+improved%0D%0Amanagement+and+also+resulted+in+increased+family+incomes+through+use+of+intensification+of+the+systems%0D%0Awith+balanced+nutrient+management%2C+water+management%2C+improved+seeds+of+high-yielding+short-duration%0D%0Acultivars+and+crop+diversification%3B+microenterprises+benefiting+women%2C+self-help+groups+and+individuals+also%0D%0Aenhanced+the+family+incomes+and+empowered+women+in+the+project+areas.+This+compendium+comprises%0D%0Amany+success+stories+from+districts+of+Madhya+Pradesh%2C+Rajasthan+and+Jharkhand.&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%2F6842%2F1%2FStudyLevels_RDS_2013.pdf&rft.identifier=++Khanwalkar%2C+S+and+Wani%2C+S+P++(2013)+Efforts+that+brought+Happiness%3A+Stories+of+change+from+the+people.++Monograph.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics%2C+Patancheru%2C+Andhra+Pradesh%2C+India.+++++&rft.relation=Resilient+Dryland+Systems+Report+No.+57