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Implementation of contingency crop planning for drought in tribal villages in Andhra Pradesh: Impacts on food and fodder security and livelihoods. Indian

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Title Implementation of contingency crop planning for drought in tribal villages in Andhra Pradesh: Impacts on food and fodder security and livelihoods. Indian
Implementation of contingency crop planning for drought in tribal villages in Andhra Pradesh: Impacts on food and fodder security and livelihoods. Indian
 
Creator ICAR_CRIDA
 
Subject Drought, degraded lands, crop contingency, livelihoods, tribal district
 
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Dupahad cluster in Nalgonda district, in AndhraPradesh, a predominant tribal inhabitation, suffered
severe drought during 2009 kharif. Onset of monsoon was delayed by two months and the total amount of rainfall
received was about 200 mm as against the normal of about 850 mm. This lead to widespread distress among tribal
farmers who, by and large, practice subsistence farming. To meet this adverse season, two drought tolerant and
short duration crops (sorghum and horse gram) were introduced as a contingency measure. These crops were
cultivated with minimum nutrient application and addition of organic manure (FYM). Timely implementation of
contingency crop plan resulted in net profits to the extent of Rs. 20000/- per ha in sorghum and up to Rs. 16000/
-per ha in horse gram. Besides the grain, crop residue obtained from these crops met the food and fodder
requirements of tribal families while the villages in the neighbouring hamlets suffered due to drought. This paper
outlines the methodology in executing contingency plan during drought and documents its impact on poor families
in the nine tribal hamlets.
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Date 2020-02-25T09:16:10Z
2020-02-25T09:16:10Z
2010
 
Type Technical Report
 
Identifier Not Available
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/32925
 
Language English
 
Relation Not Available;
 
Publisher Srinivasrao, Ch., B.Venkateswarlu,