Book of Extended summaries ISDA

International Conference on Reimagining Rainfed Agro-ecosystems: Challenges &
Opportunities during 22-24, December 2022 at ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad
Conclusion
The majority of farmers of predominant rainfed pigeonpea cultivation areas are small and
marginal farmers followed by medium and large farmer categories. The large farmers mostly
adopt intensified farming bringing more area into the cultivation of pigeonpea and less engaged
in other non-farm activities, which is in contrast to small and marginal farmers' livelihood
patterns, relatively are more diversified in terms of sources of income and cropping patterns.
Small farmers seem to be more risk-prone and depend upon non-farm sources of income for
livelihood. Here the socio-economic conditions of farmers forma decisive factor in the extent
of diversification and small, marginal farmers engage in various farm as well as non-farm
activities for livelihood improvement.
Extension initiatives must incorporate agricultural programmes for the improvement of
farming systems, value chain aspects, and development of marketing infrastructure. To increase
the productivity of smallholder agriculture, new innovative channels are also needed for
knowledge sharing and to complement efforts in terms of organizing field days and on-farm
demonstrations through intense use of print and audio media.
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T6-14P-1026
Institutional Innovations for Accelerating Technology Transfer: CRIDA’s
Experiences
C A Rama Rao * , B.M.K Raju, K. Nagasree, Josily Samuel, R.N. Kumar and V.K. Singh
ICAR-Central research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad 500059
*car.rao@icar.gov.in
Sustainable agricultural development warrants a coordinated effort among multiple
institutions. In fact, the remarkable achievements in Indian agriculture are a result of a
coordinated effort between the research, extension, policy and other supporting organizations
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