1. The group of rural poor farmers who have been practising slash and burn cultivation in degraded lands were made aware of the possibilities of having a better farming method by cultivating a permanent homestead for better results and economic benefits.
2. The difficulties of farming in the dry zone, dependent on the monsoonal rains were amply demonstrated.
3. Another lesson learnt was that for systematic farming to be done throughout the year the main problem of lack of water during half of the year has to be solved, which needs state action as well as NGO action or other organizations', either to provide water to the farmers or to introduce an agricutural method which requires no or little water.
4. Awareness raising of farmers of the merits of permanent agricultural methods was successfully done.