Farmers of Kerwawal Panchayat in Rajasthan found that by reviving bajra based cropping systems, their farming got liberated from water hungry crops such as cotton, onion and...
Loss in biodiversity with desertification in Arid Rajasthan
Degradation of land disturbs the ecosystem balance by destroying the species diversity. Biodiversity is therefore a good indicator of land degradation and desertification....
Traditional rainwater harvesting systems get a fresh lease of life
Effective management of water resources is crucial to sustain agriculture, farm incomes and livelihoods. By renovating traditional water harvesting structures like khadins and...
Community drive to revive wells in Sawna macrowatershed
Introduction of water harvesting and moisture conservation measures was necessary to rehabilitate the degraded lands in the Sawna macrowatershed area near Udaipur. A community...
Traditional plant protection management practices of Rajasthan
Arun Kumar In view of the fast changing agricultural scenario, a drift has resulted from sustenance to commercial farming. To maximize the yield, farmers are using high yielding...
Oran – A traditional biodiversity management system in Rajasthan
Aman Singh & Pratibha Sisodia "Krishi Avam Paristhitiki Vikas Sansthan" (KRAPAVIS} has been assisting in rehabilitating the poor rural and tribal communities within...
Role of Agroforestry in Controlling Desertification with Special Reference to Prosopis cineraria (Linn) Druce in Arid Farming of Western Rajasthan
M. Nagarajan Introduction Desertification is a land degradation process and it deals with the gradual conservation of productive land into less productive or unproductive ones. ...