?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F9267%2F&rft.title=Bhoo+Samruddhi+%3A+A+Compendium+of+Success+Stories%2C+Research+Report+IDC-2&rft.creator=Wani%2C+S+P&rft.creator=Anantha%2C+K+H&rft.creator=Dharmarajan%2C+B+K&rft.creator=Krishnappa%2C+K&rft.subject=Agriculture&rft.subject=Bhoosamrudhi&rft.subject=Karnataka&rft.description=Across+the+world%2C+rainfed+areas+are+hotspots+of+poverty%2C+malnutrition+and+degradation+of+natural%0D%0Aresources.+In+India%2C+of+142+m+ha+of+arable+lands%2C+60%25+is+rainfed.+Karnataka+has+the+second+largest%0D%0Aarea+under+rainfed+agriculture+only+after+Rajasthan+in+the+country.+Farmers%E2%80%99+crop+yields+in+dryland%0D%0Aareas+are+quite+low+(1.0+-1.5+t+ha-1)%2C+about+two+to+five+times+below+potential+yield.+Recent+findings%0D%0Afrom+the+%E2%80%98Comprehensive+Assessment+of+Water+for+Food+and+Water+for+Life%E2%80%99+revealed+that+the%0D%0Amillennium+development+goal+of+reducing+the+number+of+poor+people+by+half+can+be+met+only+through%0D%0Aefficient+use+of+scarce+water+resources+for+agriculture.+Food+production+can+be+increased+substantially%0D%0Ain+rainfed+areas+by+applying+enhanced+water+use+efficiency+measures%2C+improving+soil+health+status%2C%0D%0Aand+implementing+other+new+technologies+in+an+integrated+approach.+It+is+evident+that+the+vast%0D%0Apotential+of+rainfed+agriculture+can+be+unlocked+by+using+available+scientific+technologies+including%0D%0Aimproved+cultivars.%0D%0ARecognizing+the+problem%2C+the+Department+of+Agriculture+(DoA)%2C+Government+of+Karnataka+(GoK)%2C%0D%0Ahas+adopted+science-led+initiatives+for+achieving+impact+oriented+development+in+the+state.+In%0D%0Athis+endeavor%2C+it+has+sought+to+bring+in+international+expertise+to+unlock+the+potential+of+rainfed%0D%0Aagriculture+in+the+state.+Bhoochetana%2C+the+farmer-centric+initiative+taken+up+by+GoK+has+benefited%0D%0Amore+than+4.3+million+farm+households+in+the+state.+In+addition%2C+the+government+has+initiated+a%0D%0Anumber+of+innovative+measures+to+improve+agricultural+production+and+livelihood+of+farmers+in+the%0D%0Astate+during+the+last+four+years.%0D%0ARealizing+high+impacts+in+terms+of+increased+agricultural+productivity%2C+increased+gross+value+of%0D%0Aagriculture+production+and+improved+livelihoods%2C+the+state+government+requested+ICRISAT+to+lead+a%0D%0Aconsortium+of+CGIAR+institutions+working+in+India%2C+and+to+operationalize+impact+oriented+research%0D%0Afor+development+with+the+aim+of+improving+rural+livelihoods.+The+ICRISAT-led+consortium+took+up%0D%0Athis+challenge+and+established+a+%E2%80%9Cproof+of+concept%E2%80%9D+for+translating+strategic+research+knowledge+into%0D%0Aimproving+livelihoods+through+scaling+up+of+the+participatory+research+for+development+(PR4D)+model.%0D%0AA+number+of+meetings+and+stakeholder+consultations+were+held+to+identify+constraints+and+problems%0D%0Aof+all+four+pilot+locations%2C+and+the+project+was+begun+in+2013-14...&rft.publisher=ICRISAT&rft.date=2015&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F9267%2F1%2FRes%2520Rep%2520IDC2%2520Bhoo%2520Samrudhi.pdf&rft.identifier=++Wani%2C+S+P+and+Anantha%2C+K+H+and+Dharmarajan%2C+B+K+and+Krishnappa%2C+K++(2015)+Bhoo+Samruddhi+%3A+A+Compendium+of+Success+Stories%2C+Research+Report+IDC-2.++Monograph.+ICRISAT%2C+Patancheru%2C+Telangana%2C+India.+++++