Comprehensive Assessment of Watershed Programs in India Proceedings of the Inception Workshop 6–7 June 2006

Wani, S P and Rosana, P M and Sreedevi, T K and Raju, K V, eds. (2006) Comprehensive Assessment of Watershed Programs in India Proceedings of the Inception Workshop 6–7 June 2006. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics. ISBN 9789290664970

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Abstract

The task force on hunger of the Millennium Project recommended increasing the agricultural productivity of food-insecure farmers through improvement of soil health, expansion of small-scale water management systems, improvement and accessibility of quality seeds, diversification of farm enterprises and establishment of an effective extension service (Sanchez et al. 2005). Rainfed agriculture in India occupies an important place in the development initiatives as, 66% of 142 m ha arable land is rainfed and productivity is low(

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Subjects: Others > Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
Depositing User: Library ICRISAT
Date Deposited: 13 Oct 2011 08:26
Last Modified: 13 Oct 2011 08:26
URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/2381
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