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Reorienting Dryland Research in India: Students’, Scientists’, and Farmers’ Point of View
Posted on 29 Aug, 2009 03:48 PMReorienting Dryland Research in India: Students', Scientists', and Farmers' Point of View
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Dryland agriculture: Improved techniques and practices
Posted on 29 Aug, 2009 03:43 PMSome improved techniques and practices recommended for achieving the objective of increased and stable crop production in dryland areas
The national symposium on system of rice intensification - Hyderabad (2006)
Posted on 29 Aug, 2009 03:31 PMThe National symposium on System of Rice Intensification: Present Status - Future Prospects was held on the 17-18th November 2006 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
System of Rice Intensification, popularly known as SRI method, is gaining popularity among paddy farmers in several states in the country in recent times for its potential to save water and increase yields.
Analyzing the many aspects of drought - a paper from VIKSAT, Ahmedabad
Posted on 29 Aug, 2009 03:25 PMAnalyzing the many aspects of drought - a paper from VIKSAT
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A collection of documents, information and links on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) - WASSAN (Hyderabad)
Posted on 29 Aug, 2009 03:23 PMThis site includes a collection of documents, research reports and useful links on SRI . These include:
System of rice intensification in India: Innovation, history and institutional challenges (2006)
Posted on 29 Aug, 2009 03:09 PMThis report published by the WWF India and the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar documents the history of the practice of SRI in India in the last few years and presents some of the institutional changes and challenges that SRI throws up. SRI is a fascinating case of rural innovation that has been developed outside the formal rice research establishment both in India and the rest of the world.
India's experience with drought management: Changed perspectives and challenges
Posted on 29 Aug, 2009 02:43 PMThis document describes the drought situation in India over the years, the earlier perspective at drought management and the gradual change in perspective at managing droughts that evolved over the years.
The how, what, when of climate change: Background and basics
Posted on 29 Aug, 2009 02:09 PMClimate Change is a significant change in temperature, wind patterns and precipitation that occurs over a long period of time. Some of these changes occur in cycles over decades, hundreds, thousands and millions of years; some could be random occurrences.
Using water sustainably in agriculture: Increasing productivity and farm income
Posted on 29 Aug, 2009 01:29 PMAgriculture is a vital sector in India with about 60% of the population engaged in agricultural vocations and contributing to about 30% of the GDP. It consumes about 80% of water used in the country and 76% of the net irrigated area in the country is from ground water sources.
Resource on the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)
Posted on 29 Aug, 2009 12:06 PMThis includes articles, background papers, photo slideshows and Down To Earth magazine coverage of issues realting to the NREGA.