The Institute scientists have developed number of technologies for management of arid and semi-arid lands. Scientists have been providing short term and long term consultancies to various countries. The broad fields where such consultancies can be provided are :

• Integrated natural resource surveys
• Desertification : Assessment, monitoring and principles of control measures
• Soil erosion and sand dune stabilization
• Integrated water management
• Watershed management
• Sustainable dryland agriculture
• Arid land irrigation management
• Soil-water-plant relationships
• Integrated nutrient management
• Management of degraded lands
• Alternate land use systems
• Livestock production and management
• Plant products and their processing
• Solar energy and its application in rural development
• Integrated Pest Management