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Organic farming in low rainfall areas

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Title Organic farming in low rainfall areas
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Creator A.K Sharma , N.Patel, D.K.Painuli and D Mishra
 
Subject Organic Farming , low rainfall areas , high value crops ,cumin, psyllium
 
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Low rainfall regions (rainfall below 500 mm/yr) in the north western part of the country covers about 45 million ha area mainly in Rajasthan and a small part in Gujarat and Haryana, Tamil nadu and Telangana. About 82% of this area is rainfed. Low rainfall and its erratic distribution is the major cause of production uncertainty and frequent drought. This condition is further getting aggravated due to climate change effects.
Under such conditions use of synthetic inputs e.g. fertilizers, pesticides etc. is risk prone and uneconomic. In this region climate is harsh with high temperature during major part of the year and rainfall is not only low but highly unpredictable in both distribution and amount farmers are practising organic agriculture since ages by designed(or default) it according to soil and climatic conditions. For displaying all possibilities, results and for continuous refinement/improvement in organic production system for low rainfall areas, a 2.0 ha model organic farm(MOF) has been established in 2008 ,within the central research farm CAZRI, Jodhpur. The farm registered for certification and got status of “Certified Organic Farm” in the year 2011.
In this bulletin an over view of organic farming status and possibilities in low rainfall regions, and results of inter-disciplinary studies on soil properties, crop production and plant protection , done at MOF have been given that support the gradual development of resilience in system to climatic variations and maintaining returns with high value crops of the region e.g sesame, cumin, psyllium and moong bean, . Some policy measures have also been suggested.
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Date 2018-11-12T10:53:51Z
2018-11-12T10:53:51Z
2015-10-01
 
Type Book
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/10497
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Central Arid Zone Research Institute,Jodhpur