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Adarsha Watershed in Kothapally Understanding the Drivers of Higher Impact: Global Theme on Agroecosystems Report no. 10

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Title Adarsha Watershed in Kothapally Understanding the Drivers of Higher Impact: Global Theme on Agroecosystems Report no. 10
 
Creator Sreedevi, T K
Shiferaw, B
Wani, S P
 
Subject Watershed management
 
Description A new science-based farmer participatory consortium model for efficient management of natural resources
and for improving the livelihood of poor rural households was evaluated in Adarsha watershed, Kothapally,
Ranga Reddy District, Andhra Pradesh, India by ICRISAT and partners. The salient impacts that resulted
due to the implementation of this model were substantial reductions in runoff and soil loss, improvement in
groundwater levels, reduction in pesticide usage, improvement in land cover, increase in productivity and
high incomes to the farmers. Compared to the pre-project situation, average household incomes from crop
production have doubled. The drivers of this success were: (i) selection of the watershed on a demand
driven basis; (ii) higher farmer participation in the watershed program; (iii) good local leadership;
(iv) integrated approach to watershed management; (v) team effort and collective action by the consortium
partners; (vi) social vigilance and transparency in financial dealings; (vii) increased confidence of the farmers;
(viii) choice of low-cost conservation structures that provide benefits to large segments of the community;
(ix) constant participatory monitoring; (x) knowledge-based entry point activity; and (xi) concerted local
capacity building efforts by all the partners
 
Publisher International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
 
Date 2004
 
Type Monograph
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/3681/1/434-2004.pdf
Sreedevi, T K and Shiferaw, B and Wani, S P (2004) Adarsha Watershed in Kothapally Understanding the Drivers of Higher Impact: Global Theme on Agroecosystems Report no. 10. Monograph. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics , Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India.