From Hariyali to Neeranchal - Report of the Technical Committee on Watershed Programme in India

Parthasarathy Committee has attempted an exhaustive review of the experience of the watershed programme in India. The review has revealed a large number of areas where major improvements are called for...   

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Mounting Suicides and National Policy for Farmers - Bhaskar Save, an experienced and widely respected organic farmer here putting forth an alternate perspective to this problem situation ...

An open letter...

Dry Lands: The Way Forward...

Dryland agriculture policy be conceived in a framework germane to its own constraints, opportunities and ecological prerequisites. Here are some defining conditions for dryland agriculture....

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Integrating NREG and Rainfed Farming Systems Improvement

Vulnerability to rainfall fluctuations limits the scope of private investments in rainfed farming systems. Ground water access showed some sense of security but very soon lead to congestion and competitive access resulting in investment losses precipitating a large crisis. Those who have access to water moved into the high-input, high-cost agriculture taking much larger risks based on a fragile natural resource base. This has compounded the problem further and has deepened the crisis in these rainfed areas.

Agro ecological Alternatives: Capitalising on Existing Genetic Potentials
Normon Uphoff  Cornell University, USA

Contemporary debates on whether or not transgenic innovations will be beneficial for the poor should consider also whether other methods could achieve the same objectives. This article discusses agroecological approaches, and speci.cally the system of rice intensi.cation (SRI),which is showing that it can meet food production needs of the poor relatively quickly,simply, cost-e.ectively and in an environmentally- benign manner.

Trade Liberalization in Agriculture : 
An Examination of Impact and Policy Strategies with Special Reference to India

The relationships between trade liberalization and agricultural growth and rural poverty are complex, multi-directional and not always easy to predict. They depend upon external factors emanating from international markets as well as on domestic supply capacities and the effects upon livelihood and income distribution within the sector.

Non Pesticidal Management of Insect Pests  

Here the primary focus is on replacing the external inputs with the local know ledge, management skills, labour, and effective utilization of natural products and processes locally available. 

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