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Improving Management of Natural Resources for Sustainable Rainfed Agriculture in Asia: An Overview

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Title Improving Management of Natural Resources for Sustainable Rainfed Agriculture in Asia: An Overview
 
Creator Wani, S P
Singh, H P
Long, T D
Senanarong, N
 
Subject Watershed management
 
Description Limiting natural resources, erratic rainfall, land degradation, soil erosion, poverty, and burgeoning
population characterize the dry regions in Asia. Over-exploitation of natural resources in these areas to
meet the ever-increasing demand for food and fuel of rapidly growing population has led to environmental
degradation and calls for initiation of immediate steps for optimal utilization of natural resources based on
the potential and limitations. To develop sustainable natural resource management options for increasing
the agricultural productivity and income of rural poor in these dry regions, a new integrated farmer
participatory watershed management model was developed by ICRISAT along with NARS partners. This
holistic approach includes new science tools, linking on-station research to on-farm watersheds, technical
backstopping through consortium of institutions with convergence of livelihood-based activities. This new
model was applied at selected benchmark locations in Asia by ICRISAT in partnership with NARS through
execution of the project “Improving Management of Natural Resources for Sustainable Rainfed
Agriculture in Asia”. The broad objectives of the project were to enhance and sustain the productivity of
medium and high water-holding capacity soils in the intermediate rainfall ecoregions of the semi-arid
tropics of Asia and to develop environment-friendly soil and water resource management practices. Onstation
benchmark locations served as sites for strategic research and on-farm benchmark watersheds
served as farmer-managed sites for farmer participatory refinement and evaluation of sustainable natural
resource management options under varying socioeconomic and bio-physical situations. The on-farm
watersheds were provided with technical backstopping from ICRISAT and other consortium institutions.
The monitoring and impact assessment in these locations reflected a higher technology adoption of
improved soil and water conservation practices, and nutrient and pest management with increased
productivity and incomes
 
Date 2001
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/5341/1/Proceedings-integrated-watershed-management_13-30.pdf
Wani, S P and Singh, H P and Long, T D and Senanarong, N (2001) Improving Management of Natural Resources for Sustainable Rainfed Agriculture in Asia: An Overview. In: Integrated Watershed Management for Land and Water Conservation and Sustainable Agricultural Production in Asia. Proceedings of the ADB-ICRISAT-IWMI Project Review and Planning Meeting, 10-14 December 2001, Hanoi, Vietnam.