In spite of development and revolution in agriculture, the farmers are still behind in terms of productivity compared to potential yields of animals and crops at research farms. This has shown that technologies generated by the scientists are not so appropriate for adoption of the farmers. Realizing this participatory research was conducted on farmers’ fields representing semi arid agro-ecosystem. Field-testing of improved varieties of crops and balance use of fertilizers resulted with increase of yield to the tune of 20-25% over farmer’s practice and a net return of Rs. 10916.00 with a benefit cost ratio (BCR) 2.37 over the farmer’s local varieties and traditional practices. In sheep health management, one third sheep population was found positive for endo-parasitic load and to control parasites, sheep were drenched with suitable anthelmantics. Sheep of the farmers’ flocks were vaccinated against Sheep Pox and E.T. (Entero toxemia) diseases. Average mortality was reduced to 3.0 % at the end of the project. The performance of the progenies born from supplied rams showed positive genetic trend over the information collected before ram distribution over the years. The average percent increase in body weight of lambs at birth and six month of age was recorded. The wool yield of sheep from the progenies of distributed rams was increased by 14.6% over farmer’s practice. The ewes in their advance pregnancy and early lactation were supplemented with concentrate pellets @ 1 % of their body weight for a period of 45 days. The average percentage increase in body weight of lambs born from the ewes was 22.7 % with a net return of Rs.147.00 per ewe over no supplementation, while