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Building Climate Smart Farmers – Indian Perspective

UNFCCC – COP 23

Vivekanand Research & Training Institute A vision of Mr. Kantisen Shroff

 Working with principles:

• Trusteeship philosophy
• Better understanding of Natural resources
• Community mobilization and participation
• Respect Traditional Wisdom & Utilize it

 VISION:

 Efficient use of natural resources which promotes sustainable

development in synergy with surrounding environment.

 MISSION:

 Need based community development with focus on capacity building

• f community, linkages with different institutions involved in rural

development and promote decentralized agro industrialization

Ocean Area Development

 Due to rise in sea level, over-ground and under-ground salinity ingress

• n increase

 Programme coverage – 7500 households from 150 villages of Kachchh,

Amareli & Bhavnagar districts of Gujarat, India

Kachchh

Bhavnagar & Amareli

Coastal Salinity – Planning & Decision Matrix

Problem Strategy Activity Plan Expected Impact

Water is unfit for drinking and irrigation Improving water quality Developing local water source through rain water harvesting Improved quality

• f water

Sweet water resources on decline Improving water availability Check dams, farm ponds, community ponds, bunds, roof top rain water harvesting Clean drinking water to household & livestock, multiple cropping, forage development Root zone affected due to salinity ingress Integrated soil management & reducing water usage through efficient practices Application of compost, green manuring, promoting micro irrigation, mulching Improvement in soil quality

Project highlight – Rainwater harvesting

Name of activity

• No. of

activity

• No. of

beneficiaries Area benefited (Ha) Impact Check dams, bunds, community ponds, farm ponds 114 2532 5214 irrigation security, improvement in ground water quality Renovation of existing water storage structure and desilting 38 1044 2088 Application of fertile silt which resulted in reduced requirement

• f chemical fertilizer

Dug well recharging 78 100 300 irrigation security, improvement in ground water quality

Project highlight – Rainwater harvesting

Check dam – rain water storage Village – Zarpara, District - Kachchh Desilting of existing Structure Village – Moti Rayan, District – Kachchh

Project highlight – Efficient water use

Name of activity

• No. of

beneficiaries Area benefited (Ha) Impact Promotion of drip irrigation 3257 7854 About 50% irrigation water saving , more area under irrigation. Saving on different resources – fertilizer, labour Promotion of pipe for water delivery in agriculture field 370 450 Irrigation water saving Integrated Lift Irrigation Programme 80 206 Irrigation water saving

Project highlight – Efficient water use

Drip irrigation – efficient water use & water saving Village – Koday, District - Kachchh Using pipe for water delivery to farm – water saving Village – Bhujpur, District - Kachchh

Project highlight – Integrated Soil Management

Name of activity

• No. of

beneficiaries Area benefited (Ha) Impact Farm bunding (soil & moisture conservation) 143 179 Erosion control Promotion of composting 1382 1154 3248 MT waste converted to compost Promoting legume as intercrop 4193 4193 Nitrogen fixation in soil and also providing food security (Nitrogen fixation - 138 MT in 4193 ha (299 MT urea saving)

Project highlight – Integrated Soil Management

Composting from farm waste Legume as an intercrop Incorporating crop residue in soil

Project highlight – Drinking water & Sanitation

Name of activity

• No. of beneficiaries

(Household /village) Clean drinking water for household & livestock and village sanitation 150 villages Roof top rain water harvesting for drinking water 677 HH Household sanitation 7341 HH

Impact of different activities

 Increased crop

productivity due to water quality improvement & assured irrigation leading to increased income

 Drudgery for fetching

water has reduced considerably (Woman)

 Improvement in health

and hygiene of the community

Agenda in progress

 Seaweed cultivation

 Climate change mitigation through photosynthesis activity by

seaweed

 The seaweed cultivation has potential to provide triple win

situation by providing employment opportunities, clean & renewable energy and higher agricultural production through its use as compost

Seaweed Cultivation, biogas & power generation

Seaweed farming near Mandvi - Kachchh Seaweed based Biogas plant & power generation at VRTI Mandvi - Kachchh

Conclusion

 Climate change impact are at local level  Solutions to meet the challenges of adversities also

lies at local level

 With convergence of efforts under Public – Private

Partnership, it has been possible to meet these

• challenges. What needed is capacity building,

involving the stakeholders & persistent efforts.

Vivekanand Research & Training Institute, Nagalpur Road, Near Jain Ashram, Mandvi – Kachchh, Pin – 370465, India Web: www.vrti.org Email: gosalia.jayprakash@excelind.com, vrtimandvi@gmail.com

J S Gosalia