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Community and Climate Resilience in the Semi-Arid Tropics

A Journey of Innovation

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Editors:
  1. S. P. Wani

    1. Former Director, Research Program Asia and ICRISAT Development Centre, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India

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  2. K. V. Raju

    1. Former Theme Leader, Policy and Impact, Research Program-Asia, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India

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  • Presents innovative research into rain-fed agricultural processes
  • Demonstrates effective community participatory mechanisms
  • Addresses issues to improve livelihoods of dryland farmers in Semi-Arid Tropics

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Need for Community Empowerment and Climate Resilience in the Semi-arid Tropics

    • S. P. Wani, K. V. Raju
    Pages 1-5

  3. Adarsha Watershed, Kothapally, ICRISAT’s Innovative Journey: Why, How and What?

    • S. P. Wani, K. V. Raju
    Pages 7-32

  4. Climate Change Impacts at Benchmark Watershed

    • A. V. R. Kesava Rao, S. P. Wani, K. Srinivas
    Pages 33-47

  5. Soil management for Sustained and Higher Productivity in the Adarsha Watershed

    • Girish Chander, S. P. Wani, Raghavendra Sudi, G. Pardhasaradhi, P. Pathak
    Pages 49-63

  6. Improved Water Balance and Ecosystem Services Through Integrated Watershed Development

    • Kaushal K. Garg, K. H. Anantha, S. P. Wani, Mukund D. Patil, Rajesh Nune
    Pages 65-80

  7. Improved Livelihoods Through Sustainable and Diversified Cropping Systems

    • K. Srinivas, Gajanan L. Sawargaonkar, A. V. R. Kesava Rao, S. P. Wani
    Pages 81-118

  8. Impacts of Integrated Watershed Development Using Economic Surplus Method

    • D. Moses Shyam, K. H. Anantha, S. P. Wani, K. V. Raju
    Pages 119-142

  9. Digital Technologies for Assessing Land Use, Crop Mapping and Irrigation in Community Watersheds

    • V. R. Hegde, K. V. Raju
    Pages 143-187

  10. Mainstreaming of Women in Watersheds Is Must for Enhancing Family Income

    • Girish Chander, S. P. Wani, D. S. Prasad Rao, R. R. Sudi, C. S. Rao
    Pages 189-202

  11. Increasing Incomes and Building Climate Resilience of Communities Through Watershed Development in Rainfed Areas

    • K. H. Anantha, S. P. Wani, D. Moses Shyam
    Pages 203-225

  12. Robust Rural Institutions and Governance Are Must for Sustainable Growth in Watersheds

    • K. V. Raju, D. S. Prasad Rao
    Pages 227-260

  13. Summary and Way Forward

    • S. P. Wani, K. V. Raju
    Pages 261-269
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About this book

This book focuses on developing an integrated holistic approach for harnessing the potential of rain-fed agriculture. In this approach, rainwater management through harvesting and recharging the groundwater is used as an entry point activity for increasing the productivity for farmers through enhanced water use efficiency. To provide the holistic and integrated solutions, the approach of consortium through building partnerships with different stakeholders, eg. different research institutions (State, National and International), development departments, eg. Department of Agriculture, Department of Animal Husbandry etc., Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), Farmers Organizations Community-based Organizations (CBOs) along with market linkages through private companies.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Former Director, Research Program Asia and ICRISAT Development Centre, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India

    S. P. Wani

  • Former Theme Leader, Policy and Impact, Research Program-Asia, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India

    K. V. Raju

About the editors

S.P. Wani is former Director of Research program Asia and Director, ICRISAT Development Centre, ICRISAT.

K.V. Raju, is former Theme Leader, Policies and Impacts, and Principal Scientist, IDC, Research Program Asia, ICRISAT.



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