TY  - JOUR
N2  - Pilot 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.
AV  - public
KW  - Adoption
KW  -  Hills
KW  -  Pigeonpea
KW  -  Produ
A1  - Saxena, K B
A1  - Singh, G
A1  - Gupta, H S
A1  - Mahajan, V
A1  - Kumar, R V
A1  - Singh, B
A1  - Vales, M I
A1  - Sultana, R
TI  - Enhancing the livelihoods of Uttarakhand farmers by introducing pigeonpea
cultivation in hilly areas
UR  - http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:jfl&volume=24&issue=2&article=011&type=pdf
JF  - Journal of Food Legumes
SP  - 128
Y1  - 2011///
ID  - icrisat99
EP  - 132
VL  - 24
IS  - 2
ER  -