Book of Extended summaries ISDA

International Conference on Reimagining Rainfed Agro-ecosystems: Challenges & Opportunities
during 22-24, December 2022 at ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad
temporal scale is closely linked to cropping pattern. Monsoon rain govern the sowing area of
crop in kharif season. Over the years, it has been directly experienced that the erratic &
irregular of monsoon entry at the district level is affecting the cropped area and its pattern.
Premature and early arrival and late arrival of monsoon has been observed to affect the crops
covered in the area. In the year 2021, monsoon onset started in second week of June in Bhadohi
district of UP and their symmetrical contribution of rainfall (above normal rain) and 2 nd week
of June monsoon onset in year 2021 boosted the area of paddy viz. 27397 ha and production
was 84031 MT. Result concluded that onset of monsoon commencement date and monsoon
pattern affected the area, production and productivity of kharif crops.
T2-40P
Integrated Farming System Module for Strengthening Traditional Rainfed
IFS for Small and Marginal Farm Holdings in Southern Zone of Tamil Nadu
G. Guru*, K. Baskar, S. Manoharan, V. Sanjivkumar and M. Manikandan
AICRPDA Main Centre,Agricultural Research Station,Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Kovilpatti- 628 501, Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu
* gurusangeetha2005@gmail.com
In general, in regions with rainfall of 500 to 700 mm, the farming systems should be based on
livestock with promotion of low water requiring grasses, trees and bushes to meet fodder, fuel
and timber requirements. In areas of 700 to 1100 mm rainfall, crop, horticulture and livestockbased
farming systems can be adopted depending on the soil type and the marketability factors.
Nearly 60% of the Indian population directly depends on agricultural activities as a source of
livelihood. Indian agriculture is dominated by small and marginal farmers (86%), having only
44% of the total arable land (GOI, 2014). In 2010–2011, the average size of an operating land
holding was 1.16 ha, and farm size has been further reduced due to fragmentation. The
fragmentation of land resources is posing a serious threat to future sustainability, food security,
and profitability of Indian farming. Due to these aberrations, farmers are unable to get
sufficient income to sustain their family. The rising cost of food and energy, depleting water
supply, diminishing farm size, soil degradation, imbalanced fertilizer use, excessive use of
agrochemicals, and climate change are all contributing to the problems of agricultural
production system. Hence, the increasing area under agriculture to meet the burgeoning food
demand is under threat. The modern agricultural production systems are simplified due to
specialization and are intensified with high rates of external inputs to keep production
conditions favourable and constant.
Methodology
In Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu with the mean annual rainfall is 711 mm, it was found
that farmers with cropping activity alone incurred losses due to poor yield of maize, cotton and
Ecosystem based approaches for climate change adaptation, ecosystem services, integrated farming system
models, Land degradation neutrality
229 | Page