Bhoochetana Mission Project on Rainfed Agriculture: Bridging Yield Gaps through Science-led Interventions for Sustainable Use of Natural Resources in Karnataka Annual Report (2011-2012)

To address the issues of stagnant agricultural growth in the state during 2002-2008, Government of Karnataka (GoK) embarked on a mission mode project to approach the yield gaps through science-led interventions for sustainable use of natural resources in Karnataka since 2009. The mission mode project referred as “Bhoochetanna” is technically supported by the ICRISAT and has adopted a consortium approach for implementation across 30 districts by the Department of Agriculture. The goal of Bhoochetana is to make a difference in the lives of farmers in all 30 districts of Karnataka through increasing average productivity of selected crops by 20% in four years..