1Research scholar, Division of Agricultural Extension, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012
2Principal scientist, Division of Agricultural Extension, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012
Rainwater harvesting, storing, saving and sharing by farmers of dryland agro-ecosystem assume great significance in surviving water crisis that is looming large in arid and semiarid regions of India. Contemporary Water Management Innovations (CWMI) are now being adopted by majority of farmers in drylands. About 60.83 percent of farmers had high (70%-86%) extent of adoption of all the water management innovations. With respect to water harvesting innovations, about 65.8 percent of farmers had adopted 12 out of the 14 different practices, indicating a very high extent of adoption among farmers.
Contemporary water management innovations (CWMI) and dryland, extent of adoption, agro-ecosystem
