OAR@ICRISATEnhancing the livelihoods of Uttarakhand farmers by introducing pigeonpea cultivation in hilly areasK BSaxenaauthorGSinghauthorH SGuptaauthorVMahajanauthorR VKumarauthorBSinghauthorM IValesauthorRSultanaauthorPilot production demonstrations conducted in Uttarakhand state of India indicated that pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] variety ‘VL Arhar-1’ (ICPL 88039) can be grown successfully up to the elevations of 2,000 metres. This extrashort duration pigeonpea variety is well-adapted to the agroecological conditions of Uttarakhand, and suitable for grain production (up to 1,800 kg/ha) and for soil conservation. The cultivation of pigeonpea, therefore, can be extended into areas predominantly characterized by low soil fertility and inhabited by resource poor farmers. The introduction of pigeonpea in the hills of the Himalayas will help in promoting sustainable and eco-friendly agricultural practices that are cost effective and easy to adopt by the poor farming community. Pigeonpea, being a good source of home-grown high protein food, would directly benefit the nutrition, health and livelihoods of small holder farmers of Uttarakhand. Hence, it is recommended that sincere efforts should be made to promote the cultivation of pigeonpea on a large scale in the slopes and waste lands of this state, and possibly on the hilly areas in India.Pigeonpea2011Article

For work being deposited by its own author: In self-archiving this collection of files and associated bibliographic metadata, I grant OAR@ICRISAT the right to store them and to make them permanently available publicly for free on-line. I declare that this material is my own intellectual property and I understand that OAR@ICRISAT does not assume any responsibility if there is any breach of copyright in distributing these files or metadata. (All authors are urged to prominently assert their copyright on the title page of their work.)

For work being deposited by someone other than its author: I hereby declare that the collection of files and associated bibliographic metadata that I am archiving at OAR@ICRISAT) is in the public domain. If this is not the case, I accept full responsibility for any breach of copyright that distributing these files or metadata may entail.

Clicking on the deposit button indicates your agreement to these terms.