NATURAL RESOURCES
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Resources managed for use
1. Sustainable use of Natural Resources
2. Rejuvenating Degraded Landscapes
3. Waste Management-recycling and reuse
Finite and Depleting Natural Resources The impact pathway - How it can be implemented
▪▪ Economic growth, globalization and
changing food habits are increasing Community Watershed: An Entry Point to Manage
pressure on already scarce land and water Climate Change
resources.
▪▪ Changing land use and over exploitation
of groundwater resources have reduced
surface and groundwater availability and
resulted in intrusion of seawater, increasing Continuous monitoring and evaluation
salinity and depleting wetlands. Mix of individual and
community-based interventions
▪▪ Urgent need to develop, demonstrate
FTCs State Govt
and scale up sustainable natural resource
management options to achieve food and
nutritional security for growing population. KVKs Increased
ARIs Empowerment of community
productivity
incomes and stakeholders
Improved Use of new science tools
Livelihoods
Process Impact
For implementing various activities, a ▪▪ The average crop yields of sole maize
consortium was formed, of research increased 2-4 fold
(ICRISAT, CRIDA, NRSC) and development ▪▪ Family incomes doubled in four years.
(WDD and MV Foundation) institutes along ▪▪ Groundwater availability increased from
with the farming community (1999-2004). 3.5 m to 6.0 m
▪▪ Cropping intensity increased from 85 to
150%, with a major shift from low value to Open well recharge.
Interventions
Various soil and water conservation high value crops
practices (in-situ and ex-situ) Productivity ▪▪ Reduced soil loss (10 t ha-1 to 2 t ha-1),
reduced surface runoff (30-40%), increased
enhancement Crop diversification and
base flow, improved water quality
intensification along with knowledge based (pesticide residue free), increased green
entry point Income generating activities cover and carbon sequestration .
Low-cost water harvesting structure.
Process Impact
ICRISAT along with consortium ▪▪ Annual average household
partners and the community income increased 3 fold
undertook drinking water (from US$500 to US$1650)
schemes as an entry point activity. ▪▪ Crops like rice, corn, rape,
Community participation and soybean, sunflower and kidney
collective action helped to resolve bean were replaced largely with
serious water scarcity issues. high value crops like cabbage,
watermelon and vegetables like
Interventions tomato, pumpkin, chillies and
In-situ and ex-situ soil and eggplant (from 40 ha in 2003 to
water management practices 113 ha in 2005)
Improved cropping systems ▪▪ Public-private partnership helped
Crop diversification and the community to establish animal
intensification Integrated health centers and the computer-
nutrient and pest management aided internet-enabled farmers’
practices Other income- training center, which was
generating activities such as linked with Vegetable Growers’ View of the Lucheba watershed, China showing large area
poultry and pig rearing Association for better marketing. under vegetable and cash crops.
Dr David Bergvinson | D.Bergvinson@cgiar.org Joanna Kane Potaka | j.kane-potaka@cgiar.org Dr Suhas Wani | s.wani@cgiar.org
Director General, ICRISAT Director, Strategic Marketing and Communication Director, ICRISAT Development Center