ENVIRONMENT

CAZRI is the only institute in the country exclusively mandated for conducting arid land research. The mandates of institute include conducting basic and applied research on sustainable farming systems, to act as repository of information on the state of natural resources and desertification processes, developing livestock-based farming systems and range management practices, and generating and transferring location-specific technologies... Institute undertakes a wide spectrum of research and development issues in the field of agriculture and allied disciplines in an integrated manner for sustainable land use and diversified livelihood options for the inhabitants of arid regions of India. Our focus in future would be developing more climate-resilient agriculture, enhancing farmers' income through development and delivery of suitable technologies, and controlling land degradation in environmentally fragile arid ecosystem.