Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)

Agritech interventions-harbingers of prosperity- A document by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (2010)

This document highlights the impact of inspiring interventions on agriculture and its allied sectors and provides information on 101 inspiring technological interventions by Krishi Vigyan Kendras

Posted on 10 Aug, 2012 08:42 PM

This document by Indian Council of Agricultural Research contains the impact of inspiring interventions in agriculture and its allied sectors.

Handbook of fisheries and aquaculture - New book released by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)

Fisheries not only contribute to nutritional security but also provide employment and livelihood to millions of people.

Posted on 21 Mar, 2011 05:55 PM

Farm Innovators – A compilation by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (2010)

Ideas and Techniques generated by rural youth and farmers largely go unnoticed, this publication attempts to share such and recognise Talent and Scientific Innovation

Posted on 09 Dec, 2010 09:23 PM

Engine Operated Sprayer This publication by ICAR on “Farm Innovators-2010” brings in a paradigm shift towards participatory technology development. Apart from innovations and scientific package of practices developed and transferred from R&D institutes, innovations in the form of grassroot level technologies and methodologies developed by some of the innovative farmers and rural youth have also been accepted across the system.

Degraded and wastelands of India - Status and spatial distribution

Integrating the work on degraded and wastelands in India, with a detail on the nature and cause of degradation, extent of damage with right management strategies to bring them to 'productive health'

National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)

Posted on 07 Dec, 2010 10:16 PM

This book by NAAS and ICAR builds-on and integrates work done by different institutes of the ICAR and the Department of Space in the area of degraded and wastelands in India. NRSA had already published the state level and country level information earlier. In addition, the nature and causes of the land degradation, and the degree and extent of damaged lands needed to be determined, so that appropriate management strategies could be designed and implemented in a defined time-frame to bring these lands to ‘productive health’.

Dryland agriculture: Improved techniques and practices

A brief introduction to dryland agriculture

Posted on 29 Aug, 2009 03:43 PM

Some improved techniques and practices recommended for achieving the objective of increased and stable crop production in dryland areas

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New paradigm for rainfed farming: Support systems and incentives – A national workshop by ICAR, WASSAN and CSA

The workshop intends to deliberate a framework for establishing appropriate support systems and incentives for reinvigorating sustainable rainfed farming sand livelihoods in rainfed areas in India.

Centre for Sustainable Agriculture (CSA)

Watershed Support Services and Activities Network (WASSAN)

Posted on 04 Jun, 2009 01:13 PM

This page provides the link to the lead papers and presentations of the national workshop by ICAR, WASSAN and CSA on “New paradigm for rainfed farming: Support systems and incentives” in 2007.

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