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Titel‘Research can make or break rainfed farming’  
AuteurY.V.M. Reddy
Jaar2008
TijdschriftThe Broker
Serienummer11
Pagina's20-21
ISSN1874-2033
OrganisatieThe Broker
OnderwerpAgriculture and Rural Development
Trefwoordenagriculture, food
RegioSouth Asia
LandIndia
SamenvattingWhat are the problems facing smallholder farmers in drought-prone areas in India? And how can research contribute to solutions? Dr. Y.V. Malla Reddy of Accion Fraterna (AF) Ecology Centre argues that agricultural research should change its vantage point towards the livelihoods of farmers. Research and policy today focus on high-tech solutions for irrigated cash crops. This bias threatens the survival of rain-fed farmers. AF Ecology Centre supports a Low External Input and Sustainable Agriculture (LEISA)1 approach to farming in drought-prone areas such as the Anantapur district, where 90% of farmers are smallholders. The focus must be on developing low-cost, integrated, sustainable farming systems and achieving food security at the household level.  
TaalEngels
CategoriePractice
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