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Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture

Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture . Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Objectives. To develop, evaluate and demonstrate the site-specific packages of technology for enhancing the climatic resilience of agriculture while increasing food production and farmer’s income

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Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture

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  1. Initiative onClimate Resilient Agriculture Indian Council of Agricultural Research

  2. Objectives • To develop, evaluate and demonstrate the site-specific packages of technology for enhancing the climatic resilience of agriculture while increasing food production and farmer’s income • To further improve inventories of GHG emissions from agriculture; and to develop, evaluate and demonstrate low carbon growth options • To enhance the Indian research capacity on climate – agriculture relationship

  3. Key themes • Research • Improved vulnerability assessment • Strengthening adaptation research • Improved GHG measurements and analysis of mitigation options • Technology demonstration • Site-specific packages of technologies for adapting to current climatic risks • Human Resource Development • Enhancing capacity in climate resilience research

  4. Research theme I: Improved vulnerability assessment • Establishment of controlled environment facilities in some institutes • Impact assessment on • Crops • Horticulture • Livestock • Fish • Pests and microbes • Soils and water • Socio-economics

  5. Research theme IIStrengthening adaptation research • Pests and disease forecasting • Germplasm characterization for adaptive traits to climatic stresses • Development of tolerant genotypes • Application of weather forecasts, agro-advisories • Decision support systems for designing adaptation plans • Agricultural machinery for enhanced resource conservation and use efficiency • Policy research- adaptation-mitigation feedbacks

  6. Research theme IIIImproved GHG measurements and mitigation options • Flux towers at selected 3-4 places for large scale measurements of GHG emissions from agriculture • Development, evaluation and dissemination of low carbon agricultural growth options

  7. Tech Demo: Site-specific package of technologies for adapting to current climatic risks • Implementation in xxx villages of xx AEZs (in consultation with SAUs, KVKs, ATMAs) • 2010-11: • Selection of AEZs with different types and magnitude of climatic risks • Characterization of climatic risk profiles of selected villages • Profiles of bio-physical and socio-economics • Analysis of farmer’s current coping strategies • Participatory, location specific adaptation plans (including appropriate seeds, water management, RCTs, use of weather forecasts, insurance, seed, food and fodder banks, etc.) • Initial implementation activities • 2011-15: • Demonstration of package, evaluation, feedbacks, participatory re-designs and their demos

  8. HRD theme: Enhancing capacity in climate resilient agriculture • Training of scientists in best labs in the identified thematic areas • Training of KVK et al. staff in climate resilient technologies

  9. Mode of operation • Plan scheme – 11th and 12th Plan • Key institutes for sponsored research • KVKs and others for Technology Demo • A budget of rupees 200 crores for 2010-11 and rupees 150 crores for 2011-12. • 10% budget for North-East • 10% budget in research for innovative ideas (competitive grants)

  10. Proposed Partners

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