Khadin cultivation: a traditional runoff farming system in Indian Desert needs sustainable management

Assyrian plum ( Cordia myxa L.)

“…The Bobo people in Burkina Faso, for instance, consume the fruit and seeds, use the leaves for medicinal purposes, and consider the wood too sacred to be burnt (Weaver and Anderson, 2007). To give another example, the low productivity of khadins (a type of farming system for producing food grain, which is important in many areas around the world, especially in the western region of the Indian arid zone) can be overcome by planting trees such as Cordia myxa (Prasad et al , 2004). Furthermore, although in some regions the Cordia myxa does not require formal cultivation, it helps to improve the dietary status of local people, especially in certain regions of Asia and Africa (Aberoumand, 2009a).…”

Mine spoil restoration: a strategy combining rainwater harvesting and adaptation to random recurrence of droughts in Rajasthan

“…Villages in Rajasthan are notable for traditional water harvesting systems (Pandey 2001, Prasad et al 2004. Small tanks and ponds called johads, talabs, talai or paals have water spread areas of a few acres, and larger minor irrigation tanks often have command areas of 1000 ha or more.…”