▁Michigan ▁study ▁group ▁are ▁developing ▁a ▁low - cost ▁way ▁to ▁increase ▁c rop ▁yield ▁and ▁reduce ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁fert il izers ▁for ▁Indian ▁far mers . ▁A ▁multi - dis cipl inary ▁team ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁students , ▁from ▁eight ▁schools ▁of ▁the ▁university , ▁after ▁having ▁anal ys ed ▁the ▁work ▁in ▁two ▁villages ▁of ▁Ad il abad ▁and ▁Kar im n agar ▁districts ▁for ▁ 1 2 ▁months ▁to ▁learn ▁about ▁the ▁program ’ s ▁effect iveness . ▁Their ▁find ings ▁include ▁reduction ▁of ▁fert il izer ▁usage , ▁reduced ▁power ▁util ization , ▁increase ▁in ▁c rop ▁yield . ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago ’ s ▁T ata ▁Development ▁Centre ▁has ▁come ▁forward ▁to ▁do ▁a ▁detailed ▁ 2 - year ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁program , ▁which ▁will ▁evaluate ▁its ▁impact ▁on ▁agricult ural , ▁environmental ▁and ▁economic ▁outcome . ▁ ▁N AB CON ▁Government ▁of ▁Tel ang ana ▁requested ▁N AB ARD ’ s ▁affili ate , ▁N AB CON S ▁to ▁do ▁a ▁study . ▁The ▁find ings ▁in ▁Imp act ▁Ass ess ment ▁Report , ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁on ▁phase ▁ 1 ▁part , ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁ay ac ut ▁increased ▁over ▁ 5 1 % ▁after ▁the ▁project , ▁ 1 7 % ▁d ried ▁up ▁well s ▁and ▁bore well s ▁sea ▁water ▁coming ▁back , ▁decrease ▁in ▁util ization ▁of ▁fert il izers , ▁significant ▁increase ▁in ▁ground water ▁table , ▁and