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International Conference on Reimagining Rainfed Agro-ecosystems: Challenges & Opportunities during 22-24, December 2022 at ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad In the present study, net income per household was increased by 52.94%, whereas per bird income was increased by about 22.35% (Table 2) mainly because of increase in body weight (19.44%) and improved egg production (7.02%). Poultry farmers in the treatment group increased their expenditure by 111.11% mainly on concentrate feeding and healthcare that led to higher weight gain ultimately resulting in increased returns. Conclusion The study showed that poultry production and income of poultry farmers could be increased by incorporation of superior varieties, technologies and input supports pertaining to healthcare and nutrition along with advisory and education. References Pankaj, P.K., Nirmala, G., Shankar, K.R., Reddy, B.S. and Chary, G.R. 2019. Improved poultry variety for income and nutritional security in semi-arid areas of Telangana. Ind. Farming, 69(6): 18-21. Rajkumar, U., Rama Rao, S.V. andRaju, M.V.L.N. 2021. Backyard poultry farming for sustained production and enhanced nutritional and livelihood security with special reference to India: a review. Trop. Anim. Health. Prod., 53: 176. T6-13P-1025 Strengthening Small holder Agriculture in Rainfed Areas: Livelihood Analysis of Pigeonpea Growing Farmers of Telangana state G. Nirmala*, A. Amarender Reddy, P. K. Pankaj, K. Ravi Shankar and V. K. Singh ICAR-Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad-500059, Telangana, India *g.nirmala@icar.gov.in With over 1.5 billion people worldwide living in small producer households, the development of these households is critical for income growth, poverty reduction, food security, gender empowerment, and environmental sustainability (Pingali, 2012). Smallholder agriculture is an integral part of rural livelihoods. As a result, increasing their viability could help to reduce rural poverty, improve food security and nutrition on multiple levels, and contribute to the achievement of several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). According to FAO, WFP, and IFAD (2012), smallholder agriculture development may have a significant impact on the poor's quality of life by increasing income and food availability. Fan and Rue 2020, discussed that small farmers can succeed by either adopting a ‘move up’ or ‘move out’ strategy. While, some small farmers may be able to develop their farm operations and engage in profitable commercial agriculture activities, others should be assisted in existing agriculture and also support seeking non-farm employment opportunities. The study was undertaken with the 827 | Page Institutional and policy innovations for accelerated and enhanced impacts

International Conference on Reimagining Rainfed Agro-ecosystems: Challenges & Opportunities during 22-24, December 2022 at ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad objectives of identifying various options for household diversification available with rainfed farmers with an estimation of the diversification index and determining factors that influence livelihood diversification strategies. Methodology The pigeonpea growing farmers from the high pigeonpea cultivating area of Telangana State were selected for the study. The area under pigeonpea was reported to be relatively more in three mandals namely Tandur, Peddamul and Dharur in 2021. Two villages each from the three mandals selected. Data were collected from 75 farmers constituting a sample of study comprising small, medium and large farmers largely cultivating pigeonpea and other crops on aspects of sources of family income received from crops, livestock, horticulture, remittances received from government schemes and other household activities. Various farm and non-farm sources of income were identified and significant factors that determine the impact of rural livelihood of rainfed farmers in predominant pigeon pea growing areas. Results The majority of farmers were small and marginal (70%), medium (25%) and large (5%) who are cultivating short-duration pigeonpea crop varieties of 150 -180 days duration. pigeonpeais cultivated both in kharif and rabi seasons. In rabi season, pigeonpea crop usually is transplanted and irrigated. A majority of small and marginal farmers were found to have high diversity index ranging between 0.7040-0.7346 and medium (24.66 %) and large farmers (5.48 %) have a diversity index of less than 0.6560 which indicated that small farmers are more diversified compared to large farmers (Table1). Small farmer households depend upon other non-farm activities and government schemes for their livelihood other than farming in contrast to medium farmers and large farmers livelihood patterns. Diversity index for different landholders concerning household income in pigeon pea growing areas Institutional and policy innovations for accelerated and enhanced impacts 828 | Page

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