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Technological and Institutional Interventions in Enhancing Livelihood of Farmers in Semi-Arid Tropics (SAT) Areas: Experience of ICRISAT-HOPE Project

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Title Technological and Institutional Interventions in Enhancing Livelihood of Farmers in Semi-Arid Tropics (SAT) Areas: Experience of ICRISAT-HOPE Project
 
Creator Nagaraj, N
Bantilan, M C S
Ashok Kumar, A
Sharma, R
Anusha, R
Haldar, S
 
Subject Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
 
Description The semi-arid tropics (SAT) are characterised by their poor natural resource base, high day temperatures,
high evapo-transpiration, poor market linkages, low returns, risk bearing ability and repayment capacities.
These areas shelter 75 per cent of the poor and accordingly deserve prime attention from the technologists
and policy makers. This paper highlights the impacts of the innovative HOPE (Harnessing Opportunities
for Productivity Enhancement of Dry Land Cereals) project of ICRISAT in addressing the poverty and
related issues in the SA T states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana and Maharashtra. With key technological
and institutional interventions the project has provided fillip to the integrated farming system characterised
by the time tested crop-livestock combination in Maharashtra, and pearl millet-buffaloes combination in
Gujarat, Rajasthan and Haryana. Thus, with diffusion of innovations, provision of quality seeds, efficient
Input delivery and market linkage, more than 75 per cent of the farmers benefitted through bridging the
productivity gaps and thereby enhanced incomes in both crop and livestock sectors. The welfare gains
accrued to the fanning community are evident due to cost effective technologies in harsh agro climatic
conditions. These have nullified the vicious circle of poverty through effective and appropriate
institutional interventions and infrastructure tailor made for semi-arid areas. It is crucial that the sorghum
and pearl millet sector be supported by strong governmental policies and programmes, for food, fodder’
and better nutrition through value addition and demand creation, as they are the prime crops supporting
food and fodder in dry land areas.
 
Publisher Indian Society of Agricultural Economics
 
Date 2013
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
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Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/7282/1/IJAgricEco_68_3_313-325_2013.pdf
Nagaraj, N and Bantilan, M C S and Ashok Kumar, A and Sharma, R and Anusha, R and Haldar, S (2013) Technological and Institutional Interventions in Enhancing Livelihood of Farmers in Semi-Arid Tropics (SAT) Areas: Experience of ICRISAT-HOPE Project. Indlan Journal of Agricultural Economics, 68 (3). pp. 313-325. ISSN 0019-5014