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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-41P-1493<br />

Enhance the Climate Resilience Through Rainfed Agriculture under<br />

NICRA Project in Srikakulam District <strong>of</strong> North Coastal AP<br />

G. Naveen Kumar*, B.Mounika, S.Kiran kumar, K.Bhagya Lakshmi, P.Amara Jyothi,<br />

D.Chinnam Naidu, G.Chitti Babu, S.Neelaveni, Ch.BalaKrishna, V.Hari Kumar,<br />

S.Anusha, B.Suneetha<br />

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Amadalavalasa, Srikakulam District, AP<br />

*naveengottapu.1992@gmail.com<br />

Rainfed agriculture is practiced in 80% <strong>of</strong> net cultivated area under Rabi in Srikakulam<br />

district. Due to lack <strong>of</strong> proper irrigation and water sources, farmers are mainly depending on<br />

rainfed agriculture during this period. By keeping this in view KVK Srikakulam implemented<br />

NICRA project in five villages to minimize the crop losses during rabi. Under NICRA project<br />

KVK, Srikakulam promoted water conservation and crop diversification with zero tillage<br />

maize, Rice fallows pulses, ICM practices in sesamum during rabi season. These efforts have<br />

been made through NICRA towards climate resilient rainfed agriculture to enhance the<br />

adaptive capacity <strong>of</strong> farmers. On-farm participatory demonstration <strong>of</strong> climate resilient<br />

practices under cluster village mode helped famers to cope with aberrant weather and <strong>of</strong>fseason<br />

floods and dry spells. Establishing village level institutions such as village climate risk<br />

management committees (VCRMC), custom hiring centres for farm mechanization, seed and<br />

fodder production systems and mechanism for agro-advisories to develop climate resilient<br />

villages<br />

The initiatives like development or renovation <strong>of</strong> community tank bunds were promoted to<br />

build sustainable and risk resilient rainfed agriculture. Capacity building <strong>of</strong> farmers on<br />

climate resilient technologies increased preparedness for weather and climate risk. Several<br />

resilient technologies like water saving technologies and crop diversification with zero tillage<br />

maize, ragi cultivation, rice fallows pulses, ICM practices in sesamum in rabi season have<br />

been integrated to achieving climate resilient rainfed agriculture. Upscaling <strong>of</strong> resilient<br />

technologies through KVK initiative created better preparedness in climate resilient rainfed<br />

agriculture in adopted villages. Implementation <strong>of</strong> NICRA by KVK had done excellence in<br />

reimagining climate resilient rainfed agriculture for better living <strong>of</strong> farmers through reduced<br />

crop loss and increasing the net income <strong>of</strong> farmers in the region <strong>of</strong> Srikakulam district <strong>of</strong><br />

north coastal Andhra Pradesh.<br />

NRM Works in NICRA Project: Renovation <strong>of</strong> Jagannada Naidu water tank under<br />

NRM- NICRA<br />

Due to low tank capacity, weakened sluices and bunds, floods in tank fed areas affected the<br />

crop yields. Main objective <strong>of</strong> this NRM work is to reduce the flood in tank fed fields and to<br />

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Climate resilient agriculture for risk mitigation

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