Book of Extended summaries ISDA

International Conference on Reimagining Rainfed Agro-ecosystems: Challenges &
Opportunities during 22-24, December 2022 at ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad
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Rejani R, Rao KV, Shirahatti MS, Surakod VS, Yogitha P, Chary GR, Gopinath KA, Osman
M, Sammi Reddy K and Srinivasa Rao Ch. 2016. Irrigation requirement of crops under
changing climatic scenarios in a semi-arid region of Northern Karnataka. Indian
Journal of Dryland Agricultural Research & Development, 31 (2): 51-60.
Impact of Borewell Recharging Structures in NICRA Village
G. Hiregoudar, N.H. Bhandi, Gururaj Kombali
ICAR-K.H.Patil Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Hulkoti, Gadag
T1-39 P-1430
Gadag district is one of the drought-prone districts that comes under the agro-climatic zone of
Northern Dry Zone-3 and Region-2 of Karnataka State. The climate of the district is semi-arid
and annual rainfall of the district is 641 mm. Rainfall is usually erratic and the probability of
agriculture drought is to the extent of 70 percent of the year. Long dry spells between two rains
during June to September affects the crop yield and thereby the livelihood of the farmers. Out
of 10 years rainfall cycle, farmers face 7 years of agricultural drought. Nearly, 30 percent of
the district soil type is red sandy loam. In the district, 12 to 15 percent area is under irrigation
which too in Malaprabha Command Area in the Naragund block. The remaining 6 blocks of
the district are under rainfed. Farmers mainly cultivate greengram, groundnut, Bt. cotton and
maize crops in kharif season, sorghum and bengalgram crops in rabi season. The crops are
non-remunerative due to moisture stress during agricultural drought years. Mahalingapur
cluster of villages comprising of Mahalingapur, Nabhapur, Kabalayatakatti and Beladhadi are
tribal hamlets located in Kappatagudda hill terrain of the district. These villages are not an
exception to climate vulnerability. Frequent occurrence of early, mid and terminal drought in
kharif season has severely affected the productivity of field crops. The cluster village
Mahalingapur is adopted by ICAR-KVK, Gadag since 2015-16 under the project “National
Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA)” with the support of Indian Council of
Agricultural Research, New Delhi. The relevant climate resilient technologies have been
implemented in these cluster villages. Under the Natural Resource Management, bore well
recharging technology has been adapted for 17 numbers of bore wells covering 17 farmers
during 2017 in the project village. This bore well recharging technology has resulted in good
impact on increase in area under protective irrigation in the village from 2018 to 2021.In a span
of 4 years (2018 to 2021), village received 74 mm run-off causing rains, which helped to
harvest excess run off rain water and intern recharging of ground water through these bore
wells.
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