Record Details

Converting Desert Areas into Oasis

OAR@ICRISAT

View Archive Info
 
 
Field Value
 
Relation http://oar.icrisat.org/3892/
 
Title Converting Desert Areas into Oasis
 
Creator Dar, W D
Wani, S P
Sahrawat, K L
 
Subject Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
 
Description The Alliance of centers of the Consultative Group on International
Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and their partners have been engaged
in scientific research and development globally to combat drought
and. desertification. These science-based efforts have made available
innovations for the better use of natural resources, and formulation
of policies that help people cope with desertification. The results of
such an effort have been worldwide, especially.for sub~Saharan Africa
and South Asia. The research-for-development outputs include
breeding crop cultivars for drought tolerance, sustainable soil and
water management and natural resource conserving technologies
 
Publisher National Academy of Agricultural Sciences
 
Date 2009
 
Type Book Section
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Rights
 
Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/3892/1/oasis_paper1.pdf
Dar, W D and Wani, S P and Sahrawat, K L (2009) Converting Desert Areas into Oasis. In: Converting Deserts into Oasis. National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi, India, pp. 10-17. ISBN 1933699418