Book of Extended summaries ISDA

International Conference on Reimagining Rainfed Agro-ecosystems: Challenges & Opportunities
during 22-24, December 2022 at ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad
for physiological adaptation during extreme weather events. The marketable body weight was
80-90 kg and there is a reduction in lameness by 6.6%, skin diseases by 25.5 %, diarrhea by
15.2% and respiratory problem by 7.2 %. The average temperature of the shed recorded during
peak winter months was within the range of 20-23 o C
T2-31P
Indigenous Multi Cropping Systems of Rainfed Areas: A Present from the
Past to the Future
Prachi D. Patil, Swaran Viswanathan, Ravindra Adusumilli, Shailesh Vyas, Soumik
Banerjee, Lokappa Nayak, K. Phaneesh, P. Vipindas, Shamika Mone, Tarak Kate,
Siddhesh Sakore, Pramel Kumar, Ritesh Guage, Deepak Sharma, Luna Panda
WASSAN, Hyderabad
The unprecedented heat waves across wheat-growing areas and drought in Indo Gangetic
Plains hit the exports of wheat and rice badly during the year 2022. These events have exposed
the vulnerabilities of rice and wheat - India’s two major cereal crops to a changing climate.
Experiences from the green revolution belts of Punjab and the Ingo Gangetic Plains draw our
attention to the rainfed agriculture areas. Despite constituting about 68% and 48% of the
cropped area under non-food and food crops, rainfed agriculture is yet to garner the public and
policy maker's imagination. India’s traditional rainfed multi-cropping systems are more
climate resilient. The inherent diversity and rich complementary crop combination- of cereals,
millets, pulses, oilseeds, and vegetables, grown on the same piece of land at the same time
inbuild resilience to climate variability.
An exploratory research study on documenting traditional multi-crop systems was conducted
under the University of Cambridge’s project of Transforming India's Green Revolution by
Research and Empowerment for Sustainable food Supplies (TIGR2ESS) across nine states of
India in 2022. Twelve different traditional rainfed multi-cropping systems across eight
agroecological zones were studied. The concept was to explore their potential in sustaining
crop diversity and soil health, provisioning nutrition-rich food and feed, and climate resilience.
These twelve systems are Kurwa (Jharkhand), Misa Chasa (Odisha), Navadhanya (Andhra
Pradesh), Punam Krishi/Ponam Kuthu and Purayida Krishi (Kerala), Akkadi Salu (Karnataka),
Baradhanya and Pata (Maharashtra), Olya and Sat Gajara (Madhya Pradesh), Rammol
(Gujarat) and Hangari Kheti (Rajasthan).
The mix of crops, their ratios, layout of the field, agronomic practices and flow of dietary
nutrients to households, and their time trends was documented using multiple research methods.
Ecosystem based approaches for climate change adaptation, ecosystem services, integrated farming system
models, Land degradation neutrality
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