1. Building Climate Smart Farmers – Indian Perspective
UNFCCC – COP 23
Building Climate Smart Farmers – Indian Perspective
Case Study - Ocean Area Development, Arid Districts of Gujarat India
National Council for Climate Change Sustainable Development and Public Leadership (NCCSD)- INDIA

2. Vivekanand Research & Training Institute A vision of Mr
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 of community, linkages with different institutions involved in rural development and promote decentralized agro industrialization

3. Ocean Area Development
Kachchh
Bhavnagar & Amareli
Due to rise in sea level, over-ground and under-ground salinity ingress on increase
Programme coverage – 7500 households from 150 villages of Kachchh, Amareli & Bhavnagar districts of Gujarat, India

4. 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 of 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

5. 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 of chemical fertilizer
Dug well recharging 78
100
300

6. Project highlight – Rainwater harvesting
Check dam – rain water storage
Village – Zarpara, District - Kachchh
Desilting of existing Structure
Village – Moti Rayan, District – Kachchh

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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
Nitrogen fixation in soil and also providing food security (Nitrogen fixation MT in 4193 ha (299 MT urea saving)

10. Project highlight – Integrated Soil Management
Incorporating crop residue in soil
Composting from farm waste
Legume as an intercrop

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. Seaweed Cultivation, biogas & power generation
Seaweed farming near Mandvi - Kachchh
Seaweed based Biogas plant & power generation at VRTI Mandvi - Kachchh

15. 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.

16. J S Gosalia
Vivekanand Research & Training Institute, Nagalpur Road, Near Jain Ashram, Mandvi – Kachchh, Pin – , India Web: