%K Bhoochetana, Mission Project, Rainfed Agriculture, Natural Resources, Karnataka
%C Patancheru
%A - ICRISAT
%I ICRISAT
%L icrisat9780
%D 2011
%T Bhoochetana Mission Project on Rainfed Agriculture: Bridging Yield Gaps through Science-led Interventions for Sustainable Use of Natural Resources in Karnataka Annual Report (2011-2012)
%X To address the issues of stagnant agricultural growth in the state during 2002-2008,
Government of Karnataka (GoK) embarked on a mission mode project to approach the yield
gaps through science-led interventions for sustainable use of natural resources in Karnataka
since 2009. The mission mode project referred as “Bhoochetanna” is technically supported
by the ICRISAT and has adopted a consortium approach for implementation across 30
districts by the Department of Agriculture. The goal of Bhoochetana is to make a difference
in the lives of farmers in all 30 districts of Karnataka through increasing average
productivity of selected crops by 20% in four years...