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

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

intercropping systems contributes to in achieving food and nutritional security, income<br />

growth, employment generation and sustainable rainfed agriculture. Double cropping system<br />

aims to make optimum use <strong>of</strong> land through permitting the production <strong>of</strong> an extra crop<br />

cultivated in winter/rabi after kharif season. In general, the double cropping becomes<br />

feasible when there is on time onset <strong>of</strong> monsoon rains that helps to successfully establish the<br />

first crop, then persist for an extended period <strong>of</strong> time to allow the planting and maturation <strong>of</strong><br />

the second crop .To develop feasible and sustainable double cropping systems, production<br />

factors such as length <strong>of</strong> growing season, cropping sequence, crop compatibility, biological<br />

complementarity, and planting time must be considered (Ravindra Chary et.al. 2020; 2022).<br />

Agroclimate zone-wise, rainfed cereals, pulses, oilseeds and cotton-based production systems<br />

wise intercropping systems, double cropping systems are suggested.<br />

d. Building resilience at agricultural land scape level: Scientific land use planning in<br />

drought prone regions is one <strong>of</strong> the rational approaches for drought mitigation. Ravindra<br />

Chary et al. (2005) suggested that the delineation <strong>of</strong> Soil Conservation Units (SQUs), Soil<br />

Quality Units (SQUs) and Land Management Units (LMUs) from the detailed soil survey<br />

maps at cadastral level in a microwatershed would help in land resource management. SCUs<br />

and SQUs are merged in GIS environment to delineate land parcels in to homogenous Land<br />

Management Units with farm boundaries. LMUs would be operational zed at farm level for<br />

taking decisions on arable, non-arable and common lands for cropping, agr<strong>of</strong>orstry,<br />

agrohorticulture, etc., and further, for leaving the most fragile land parcels for ecorestoration.<br />

Rainfed land use planning modules should be based on these units for risk minimization,<br />

enhanced land productivity and income, finally for drought pro<strong>of</strong>ing.<br />

Conclusion<br />

Crop diversification action plans need to be developed and implemented in convergence with<br />

various national/state programmes.<br />

a. Crop diversification with alternate crops aligning with agroecology specificity<br />

including fodder and vegetable crops beyond normal sowing windows <strong>of</strong> the rainfed<br />

crops<br />

b. Scaling out Real-time contingency plans as two-pronged approach i.e. preparedness<br />

and real-time response<br />

References<br />

Ravindra Chary, G., Vittal, K.P.R., Ramakrishna, Y.S., Sankar, G.R.M., Arunachalam, M.,<br />

Srijaya, T. and Bhanu, U. 2005. Delineation <strong>of</strong> soil conservation units (SCUs), soil<br />

quality units (SQUs) and land management units (LMUs) for land resource appraisal and<br />

management in rainfed agro-ecosystem <strong>of</strong> India: A conceptual approach. Lead Paper.<br />

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Climate resilient agriculture for risk mitigation

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