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Real Time Contingency Planning

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Title Real Time Contingency Planning
Initial Experiences from AICRPDA
 
Creator NICRA
 
Subject Climate change impacts on agriculture
 
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Rainfed agriculture occupies a prominent place in Indian economy and rural
livelihoods. It is spread over 55% of net cultivated area, contributing over 40% to the
national agricultural production. Rainfed areas support 40% of India's population of
over a billion, and play a vital role in food security. Over 87% of coarse cereals and
pulses, 55% of upland rice, 77% of oilseeds and 65% of cotton are cultivated under
rainfed farming. Resource poor farmers, the backbone of rainfed agriculture, were largely
bypassed by green revolution whose benefits were mostly reaped by the already
resourceful farmers holding irrigated lands. It is estimated that even after achieving the
full irrigation potential, barring for successful completion of river linking project, nearly
45 to 50% of the total cultivated area will remain dependent on rain. Undoubtedly, the
rainfed agriculture would continue to occupy a prominent place in Indian agriculture for a
long time to come (Venkateswarlu et al., 2011). Despite the progress made so far, rainfed
agriculture in India encounters multiple risks and constraints relating to biophysical and
socio-economic issues. Agricultural productivity in rainfed areas continues to remain low
and unstable due to weather aberrations, nutrient disorder and poor socio-economic status
of farmers. Recurrent droughts undermine the food, fodder and livelihood security of the
rural mass and force them to migrate in search of work. Rainfed agriculture, which suffers
from moisture shortages, frequent dry spells or drought like situations, should imbibe the
technologies that conserve the soil and moisture effectively. Climatic variability is likely
to affect the spatial and temporal scenario of agricultural production systems. Strategic
and anticipated research to understand the significant role of climate variability on
rainfed agriculture is being pursued at a greater depth. There is an immediate need to
demonstrate appropriate technologies to make rainfed agriculture economically viable
and environmentally sustainable.
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Date 2021-07-20T09:43:33Z
2021-07-20T09:43:33Z
2013-07-14
 
Type Technical Report
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/49193
 
Language English
 
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Publisher NICRA