date:Jul 14, 2012
rghum Bowl that contain especially large areas of post-rainy-season sorghum. About one-third of the targeted area is now sown to improved varieties, compared to just 10% before HOPE began its work. In a recent project planning meeting, Dr T A More, VC, MPKV, praised the results to date from HOPE, and stressed the need for a Green Revolution through major improvements like these in rainfed crops.
The cropping system in the Sorghum Bowl is unique. Instead of growing the crop in the warm summer ra