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International Conference on Reimagining Rainfed Agro-ecosystems: Challenges &
Opportunities during 22-24, December 2022 at ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad
T2a-01O-1095
Economic Impact of Adoption of Climate Resilient Technologies in
Drylands of Karnataka, India
Josily Samuel*, C.A. Rama Rao, B. M. K. Raju, N. Pushpanjali, Nagarjuna Kumar,
A. Gopala Krishna Reddy, Anshida Beevi and V. K. Singh
ICAR-Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad, Telangana 500059, India
*s.josily@icar.gov.in
Agriculture in India is largely rainfed with nearly 60 percent of the net sown area having no
access to irrigation. In these regions, agriculture is dependent on monsoon rains which are
known to be inadequate, erratic, and undependable. Despite the efforts to increase the
productivity of rainfed drylands, continue to face food insecurity, and poverty and are
vulnerable to climate change. Adoption of climate-resilient technologies (CRTs) is critical for
securing income and improving the livelihoods of farmers specifically in vulnerable drylands.
At the farm/household level, climate change impacts may reduce income level and stability,
through effects on productivity, production costs, or prices (Komarek, 2020). Investing in
resilient agricultural development is one of the important responses and the network program
of the National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) is an important program
to build resilience. Location-specific climate-resilient interventions through the climateresilient
villages (CRVs) and their impacts on farmer income need better assessment and
quantification. The aim is to improve the resilience of Indian agriculture to climate change by
demonstrating technologies or adaptation of crops and livestock and thereby upscaling
technologies (Raju et al., 2021).
Methodology
This study brings out the impact adoption of CRTs on the farmers of NICRA-adopted
villages using the difference-in-difference model and the impact of various socio-economic
factors influencing farm income in Karnataka, India. A total of 120 households were
surveyed based on a random sampling technique with 60 farm households each from the
treated and control villages. Both treated and controlled villages are purposively kept within
the same district. A detailed pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect data from both
villages by experienced enumerators in the 2019-20 (Plate) household level, data on socioeconomic
profile, land endowments, cropping pattern, the composition of household income,
and employment before and after NICRA intervention.
Climate resilient agriculture for risk mitigation
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