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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

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Title 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
 
Subject Watershed management
Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
 
Description Erratic rainfall, land degradation, soil erosion, poverty and burgeoning population characterize the dry
regions in Asia. To develop sustainable natural resource management options for increasing the agricultural
productivity and income of the rural poor in these regions, a new Integrated Farmer Participatory Watershed
Management Model was developed by ICRISAT in partnership with the national agricultural research
systems (NARS). This model was applied at selected benchmark locations in Asia by ICRISAT through
the project RETA 5812 “Improving management of natural resources for sustainable rainfed agriculture in
Asia”, funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The challenge for catchment research is to
generate technologies and management systems that is now being addressed by the Management of
Soil Erosion Consortium (MSEC) project RETA 5803 “Catchment approach to managing soil erosion in
Asia”. This project is funded by ADB and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) serves as
the facilitator. The workshop “Integrated Watershed Management for Land and Water Conservation and
Sustainable Agricultural Production in Asia” was held to review these projects. Forty-five scientists from
China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam participated in the workshop.
The objectives of the workshop were to:
(1) Review the progress made at benchmark watersheds/catchments and synthesize the findings from
the work of the projects RETA 5812 and RETA 5803; (2) Discuss work plans for 2002, identify emerging
issues and future strategies for sustainable use of natural resources for improving rural livelihoods
through new initiatives; and (3) Discuss watershed development and management technologies. During
the period, a one-day workshop on Watershed Methodologies was also organized. The research papers
based on the work conducted for three years at different benchmark sites in Asia are covered in this
publication. The multi-country and multi-institutional research findings about watershed/catchment
management reported here will serve as a valuable resource for the researchers, policymakers and
students working in the area of sustainable management of natural resources
 
Publisher International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
 
Contributor Wani, S P
Maglinao, A R
Ramakrishna, A
Rego, T J
 
Date 2003
 
Type Book
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/3683/1/460-2003.pdf
Wani, S P and Maglinao, A R and Ramakrishna, A and Rego, T J, eds. (2003) 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. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics , Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India. ISBN 92-9066-466-5