ICAR-Climate Adaptability

2. KVKs selected under NICRA project in ATARI, Zone VII
Total Seventeen KVKs comes under NICRA TDC in Zone VII

3. Status of area and production share of States under
Zone VII
State Area (lakh ha) Production (MT)
Madhya Pradesh 57.21 5.6
Chhattisgarh 8.67 0.65
Odisha 8.21 0.4
Total Zone VII 69.02 6.65

4. Climate challenges of pulses
production
Drought
Frost
Uncertain rainfall
Hail storm

5. Methods
Practices to overcome the problem
(i) Natural Resource management : Deep Ploughing, Ridge
and Furrow method of sowing
(ii) Crop production : Advancement of planting dates , Crop
diversification.
(iii) Institutional Intervention : Seed Bank, Custom hiring
Centers, Contingent plan.

6. Natural Resource
Management
Results

7. Summer deep ploughing
Crop Area (ha) No. of
beneficiaries
Production
(q/ha)
% Increase over
control
Gross Return
(Rs/ha)
Net Return
(Rs/ha)
B:C Ratio
Lobia 03 07 18.56 26.50 55680 30030 2.17
Black gram 02 08 6.24 16.50 19968 9318 1.87
Green gram 02 07 8.34 24.30 33360 17720 2.13
Crop Moisture % Weed count/sqm
FP TDC FP TDC
Lobia 14.30 36.50 54.21 31.60
Black gram 11.50 31.40 58.30 34.60
Green
gram
13.30 36.20 57.30 29.40

8. Ridge and furrow method of sowing
Crop Area (ha) No. of
beneficiari
es
Production
(q/ha)
% increase
over
control
Gross
Return
(Rs/ha)
Net Return
(Rs/ha)
B:C Ratio
Black gram 03 12 5.20 23.40 18200 8450 1.82
Green
gram
04 15 6.30 24.31 25200 14620 2.38
Soybean 02 04 12.56 21.40 33912 18272 2.17
Crop Moisture %
FP TDC
Black gram 15.30 27.20
Green gram 12.30 34.20
Soybean 13.4 28.60

9. Crop Production

10. Intervention: Advancement of planting dates of Rabi crop in areas
with terminal heat stress
How address resilience to climate change :- Escape terminal heat stress/
higher temperature during grain development stage and moisture stress at
maturity
Table : Average productivity, economics & yield loss saving in Chickpea
Max 21.71-36.63 0C Min 3.97-20.50 0C
Particulars Introducing
thermo tolerant
Chickpea variety
JG 14
Farmers
Practice
(JG 315)
Yield
loss
saved
%
Optimum Temperature
Yield (kg/ha) 1760 1380 21.59 25-29 0C
Net return (Rs/ha) 37380 28315 24.25
B:C ratio 3.02 2.82 6.62
WUE (kg/ha/mm) 1.89 1.48 21.69
Sowing date 25-30 Oct 10-15 Nov
No. of farmers- 82 Area covered- 23.2 ha

11. Intervention: Crop diversification through Pigeon pea and black Gram.
How address resilience to climate change : High remuneration in
medium and black soils under rain fed condition as compared to kharif
fallow
Crop Yield (q/ha) WEY
(q/ha)
Net return
(Rs/ha)
B:C Ratio
Kharif Rabi
Black Gram - Wheat 4.00 37.44 48.86 35138
(3222)
2.05
Pigeon pea - Summer Moong 8.00 5.00 52.4 45500 4.13
Performance of Short Duration varieties of Kharif Crops in stress condition

12. Crop diversification through Short
duration varieties for crop
diversification
Name of crop No. of farmers Area (ha) Yield (q/ha.)
Demo/ha Local/ha
Black gram 68 24.2 9.81 6.66
Green gram 46 13.8 8.76 6.15
Pigeon pea 100 24.8 14.02 10.09
258 69.6

13. Institutional Intervention

14. SEED BANK DEVELOPED
Details of activity Critical input
(Variety )
No. of
farmersName of
crops
Quantity Technology used in
seed
Pigeon pea,
Black Gram ,
Chickpea
946 q Seed production and
storage programme
Seed 666
Storage Structure Given To The Farmer

15. How addresses resilience to climate change:
Timeliness and precision in field operations even
under erratic and low rainfall situations.
Name of implements available
in CHS
MB Plough
Disk Harrow
Leveler
Rotavator
Ferti cum Seed drill
Bullock drawn Seed drill
Hand wheel hoe
Twin wheel hoe
Cono weeder
Sprinkler set
Rain gun
Sprayer
Multi crop thresher
Ground nut decorticator
Maize Sheller
Spiral grader
Custom Hiring Centre
Total 1636 Farmer were benefited through custom
hiring centers under NICRA project in Zone VII.

16. Crop Area (ha) No. of Demo
Guar 0.60 3
Lobia 0.90 12
Crop
Gross Cost
(Rs/ha)
Gross Return
(Rs/ha)
Net Return
(Rs/ha)
BC Ratio
Guar 11680 12565 885 1.07
Lobia 35890 116850 96680 3.20
Contingent Crop Planning

17. Conclusion
1. The Different NRM Practices like deep plouging, RBF planting / sowing found superior over
farmer practice and preformed well in drought and flood both conditions.
2. Short duration varieties under crop production module helps to increase the diversification
in farmers field and advance planting date helps to escape the frost .
3. Through Custom hiring centre covered the in which 1636 farmers and covered 750.72 ha
area.
4. Village climate risk management committee (VCRMC) formed in all NICRA villages for
aware the farmers for climate change and contingent planning.

18. Thanks