Farmer’s participatory research thirty-four years of Operational Research Project on dryland agriculture(1984-2018)

Abstract

Operational Research Project on Dryland Agriculture was initiated at Ananthapuramu under All India Coordinated Research Project for Dryland Agriculture under ICAR and Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to meet the dryland research needs on farmers’ participatory approach in Scarce Rainfall Zone of Andhra Pradesh and similar land topography rainfall and other natural resources in the country. The research experiences are documented as “Farmers’ Participatory Research-Three Decades of Operational Research Project onDrylandAgriculture (1984-2018)”. This book contains enormous analysis and feedback and research finding of ORP on DrylandAgriculture over three decades in different watersheds. We are sure that the book will be of immense use of extension scientists, students and agriculture and allied department staff working in DrylandAgriculture and watershed management. The authors express their profound gratitude to Dr.V.Damodara Naidu, Honb’le Vice Chancellor, Dr.N.V.Naidu, Director of Research, ANGRAU, Lam,Guntur and Dr.M.Subba Rao, Associate Director of Research, RARS, Nandyal for their encouragement, valuable guidance in bringing out this publication. The team owe sincere gratitude to Dr.G.Ravindra Chary, Project Coordinator and Director(Acting), Dr. K.A. Gopinath, Principal Scientist (Agronomy), AICRP for Dryland Agriculture and team at CRIDA, Hyderabad, Dr.T.Yellamanda Reddy, Former Dean of Agriculture , ANGRAU, and Dr.G.Maruthi Shankar , Principal Scientist (Statistics) Rtd., CRIDA, Hyderabad for their valuable suggestions and financial support enabled to prepare the publication. The team thanks are due to former Chief Scientists, Scientists, Research Associates and Supporting Staff of AICRPDA, both ORP centre and main centre, for their contribution in the preparation of the book .