<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Technological and Institutional Interventions in Enhancing Livelihood of Farmers in Semi-Arid Tropics (SAT) Areas: Experience of ICRISAT-HOPE Project"^^ . "The semi-arid tropics (SAT) are characterised by their poor natural resource base, high day temperatures,\r\nhigh evapo-transpiration, poor market linkages, low returns, risk bearing ability and repayment capacities.\r\nThese areas shelter 75 per cent of the poor and accordingly deserve prime attention from the technologists\r\nand policy makers. This paper highlights the impacts of the innovative HOPE (Harnessing Opportunities\r\nfor Productivity Enhancement of Dry Land Cereals) project of ICRISAT in addressing the poverty and\r\nrelated issues in the SA T states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana and Maharashtra. With key technological\r\nand institutional interventions the project has provided fillip to the integrated farming system characterised\r\nby the time tested crop-livestock combination in Maharashtra, and pearl millet-buffaloes combination in\r\nGujarat, Rajasthan and Haryana. Thus, with diffusion of innovations, provision of quality seeds, efficient\r\nInput delivery and market linkage, more than 75 per cent of the farmers benefitted through bridging the\r\nproductivity gaps and thereby enhanced incomes in both crop and livestock sectors. The welfare gains\r\naccrued to the fanning community are evident due to cost effective technologies in harsh agro climatic\r\nconditions. These have nullified the vicious circle of poverty through effective and appropriate\r\ninstitutional interventions and infrastructure tailor made for semi-arid areas. It is crucial that the sorghum\r\nand pearl millet sector be supported by strong governmental policies and programmes, for food, fodder’\r\nand better nutrition through value addition and demand creation, as they are the prime crops supporting\r\nfood and fodder in dry land areas.\r\n"^^ . "2013" . . "68" . "3" . . "Indian Society of Agricultural Economics"^^ . . . "Indlan Journal of Agricultural Economics"^^ . . . "00195014" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "R"^^ . "Sharma"^^ . "R Sharma"^^ . . "A"^^ . "Ashok Kumar"^^ . "A Ashok Kumar"^^ . . "R"^^ . "Anusha"^^ . "R Anusha"^^ . . "S"^^ . "Haldar"^^ . "S Haldar"^^ . . "N"^^ . "Nagaraj"^^ . "N Nagaraj"^^ . . "M C S"^^ . "Bantilan"^^ . "M C S Bantilan"^^ . . . . . . "Technological and Institutional Interventions in Enhancing Livelihood of Farmers in Semi-Arid Tropics (SAT) Areas: Experience of ICRISAT-HOPE Project (PDF)"^^ . . . . . "Technological and Institutional Interventions in Enhancing Livelihood of Farmers in Semi-Arid Tropics (SAT) Areas: Experience of ICRISAT-HOPE Project (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "Technological and Institutional Interventions in Enhancing Livelihood of Farmers in Semi-Arid Tropics (SAT) Areas: Experience of ICRISAT-HOPE Project (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "Technological and Institutional Interventions in Enhancing Livelihood of Farmers in Semi-Arid Tropics (SAT) Areas: Experience of ICRISAT-HOPE Project (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "Technological and Institutional Interventions in Enhancing Livelihood of Farmers in Semi-Arid Tropics (SAT) Areas: Experience of ICRISAT-HOPE Project (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "Technological and Institutional Interventions in Enhancing Livelihood of Farmers in Semi-Arid Tropics (SAT) Areas: Experience of ICRISAT-HOPE Project (Other)"^^ . . . . . "HTML Summary of #7282 \n\nTechnological and Institutional Interventions in Enhancing Livelihood of Farmers in Semi-Arid Tropics (SAT) Areas: Experience of ICRISAT-HOPE Project\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics"@en . .