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Improving Management of Natural Resources for Sustainable Rainfed Agriculture in Northeastern Thailand

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Title Improving Management of Natural Resources for Sustainable Rainfed Agriculture in Northeastern Thailand
 
Creator Senanarong, N
Cheuwchoom, P
Lusanandana, C
Tangpoonpo, S
Atichart, S
Pongkanjana, A
Srihaban, P
Singhapong, T
Patanothai, A
Toomsan, B
Ruaysoongnern, S
Rego, T J
 
Subject Watershed management
 
Description Lands of northeastern Thailand are sloping and fragile. A large proportion of these soils are degraded due
to soil erosion. Degraded soils are one of the major constraints for agricultural production in this region.
ICRISAT in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Land Development Department, and Khon
Kaen University, Thailand started a project in 1999 with the financial support from the Asian Development
Bank to improve the management of natural resources for sustainable rainfed agriculture through
integrated watershed approach. This paper summarizes all the research work carried out for three years
during the project period. This includes selection of benchmark site in the ecoregion, baseline surveys,
establishment of monitoring devices and various interventions in cropping systems, land and water
management and fertility management areas, and human resource development. The initial results of
research indicate a reduction in soil erosion and improvement of crop yields due to various interventions.
There is sufficient scope to scale up this work in the ecoregion. The details of various activities undertaken
and the outputs are presented in the paper
 
Date 2001
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/5347/1/Proceedings-integrated-watershed-management_123-133.pdf
Senanarong, N and Cheuwchoom, P and Lusanandana, C and Tangpoonpo, S and Atichart, S and Pongkanjana, A and Srihaban, P and Singhapong, T and Patanothai, A and Toomsan, B and Ruaysoongnern, S and Rego, T J (2001) Improving Management of Natural Resources for Sustainable Rainfed Agriculture in Northeastern Thailand. 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.