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International Conference on Reimagining Rainfed Agro-ecosystems: Challenges &<br />

Opportunities during 22-24, December 2022 at ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad<br />

T2a-19P-1231<br />

Demonstration <strong>of</strong> Climate Resilient Practices to Sustain Crop Productivity<br />

in Various Climatic Vulnerability Situations<br />

Dayanand, Rashid Khan, Rajendra Nagar, Raghunandan Khatana<br />

Krishi Vigyan kendra, Abusar-Jhunjhunu<br />

Jhunjhunu district <strong>of</strong> Rajasthan lies between 27° 38′ & 28° 31′ north latitude and 75° 02′ and<br />

76° 06′ east longitude. It has been categorized under transitional plain <strong>of</strong> inland drainage zone<br />

among 10 agro-climatic zones <strong>of</strong> Rajasthan. This zone receives only 300-400 mm average<br />

rainfall annually. A national project “National Interventions on Climate Resilient Agriculture<br />

(NICRA) was sanctioned by ICAR-CRIDA in 2011 at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jhunjhunu to<br />

demonstrate suitable climate resilient practices at farmers field to sustain crop productivity in<br />

various climate vulnerability situations.<br />

Village Bharu in Mandawa block <strong>of</strong> Jhunjhunu district was selected by Krishi Vigyan<br />

Kendra, Jhunjhunu in NICRA project. Village Bharu has several climatic vulnerabilities Viz.,<br />

drought, low and erratic rainfall, frost, hot winds, low fertility, saline ground water etc. Krishi<br />

Vigyan kendra, Abusar-Jhunjhunu started demonstration <strong>of</strong> resilient practices to sustain<br />

productivity <strong>of</strong> crops in above vulnerability situations as follows: 1. Natural resource<br />

management: Soils <strong>of</strong> village are low fertile, sandy loam and having high pH. Ground water<br />

in village is saline having high pH and high EC. The resilient practices demonstrated are<br />

growing <strong>of</strong> green manure crop, Application <strong>of</strong> FYM, vermi-composting to maintain soil<br />

fertility, use <strong>of</strong> gypsum to maintain soil pH, 2. Crop demonstration: growing <strong>of</strong> short<br />

duration, high yielding and drought resilient varieties, integrated crop management practices,<br />

integrated insect-pest and disease management practices, use <strong>of</strong> agro-chemicals to mitigate<br />

drought, frost and terminal heat, 3. Livestock: scientific management <strong>of</strong> dairy animals, breed<br />

upgradation, feeding <strong>of</strong> mineral mixture, timely vaccination, feeding <strong>of</strong> azolla and green<br />

fodder round the year, improved shelter to avoid cold and heat stress, 4. Institutional<br />

intervention: establishment <strong>of</strong> Custom Hiring Centre, seed bank fodder bank. Results<br />

revealed that above practices are effective to sustain crop productivity in various climatic<br />

vulnerability situations.<br />

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Climate resilient agriculture for risk mitigation

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