Reviving Traditions of Climate Resilient Multi-tier Poly Crop Systems in Arid Regions of Anantapur

On-going
15 Apr 2022 to 14 Apr 2024

Description

The high vulnerability of smallholders in the Anantapur district of Southern India to drought and climate change is exacerbated by the fact that farmers have largely switched from various polyculture systems to the extensive monoculture cultivation of peanuts. The loss of crop and food diversity, soil degradation with high-temperature stress and the failure of groundwater pipes lead to an overall ecological degradation. High investment in agricultural inputs and poor economic yields force farmers to abandon agriculture and in some cases to resort to migration. This IKI Small Grants project aims to reintegrate the Navadhanya cropping system. It is a dryland agriculture system, based on seeding diverse crops such as millets, pulses, vegetables and oil seeds among other and improving soil use the whole year. Therefore, the project identifies appropriate mixed crops combined by innovative use of equipment, that supports the improvement of the economic viability of selected farms.
Locations: Andhra Pradesh
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