1. Focus of the TDC for the next three years (2017-20)
Focus is to enhance resilience at the farm level.
Facilitating adoption of package of resilient technologies by a farmer
To reach large number of households in the NICRA village, leading to Climate Resilient Village
Farming system/ resource based targeting of resilient technologies from the basket of options (Dryland/ Irrigated/ Horticulture / animal based etc.)
Effective use of knowledge generated/ infrastructure created built/ capacities in the village in the last 6 years
Existing NICRA village and adjacent villages

2. Resource mapping of the village is the first step
Divide the village in to farming situations and cropping sequences
Identify the resilient practices for each of the farming situation
Spread the resilient practices in each of the farming situation
Every household is to be covered with resilient practice
Assess the impact of interventions and extent of resilience achieved

3. Targeting resilient practices for various farming situations in the village from the basket of options
Farming system
Crops /Cropping systems of the village
Constraints for achieving resilience
Proven Resilient practices which can be targeted
Rainfed upland production system (80% area of the village)
Bajra/sorg hum/gree n gram/ redgram- fallow,
uneven distribution of rainfall, prolonged breaks during the monsoon season, shallow soils with low water retention, risk of drought spells
In-situ moisture conservation ( compartmental bunding, ridge and furrow, BBF), Short duration Drought escaping cultivars of sorghum, bajra, green gram, foliar application of nutrients during dry spells, intercropping of bajra and redgram (2:1), redgram and green gram (1:4), integrated farming systems for rainfed area
Rainfed upland production system with livestock
Lack of assured fodder supply, little green fodder during the lean season
Rainfed bajra and sorghum for fodder, conservation of green fodder as silage for use during the lean season, IFS with livestock component

4. Facilitating the spread of technologies in the village
Several low cost technologies can be spread
in the village
Resilient varieties, Intercropping systems,
Sowing techniques, land configuration,
High yielding fodder cultivar, DSR, etc.
Seed bank and custom hiring centers holds key
Convergence with department for
water harvesting and use, livestock is required
Greater awareness and capacity building is needed
Use of communication technology for dissemination of information

5. Focus on science based interventions
Water availability based crop planning for maximizing returns
Making use of the soil health cards information and correcting deficient nutrients
Contingency plans-Technologies for contingency situations
Cropping intensification and maximizing incomes
PMFBY
Agroadvisories

6. Emphasis on quantification of the interventions vis-à-vis the climatic event
The performance of the resilient practices are to be assessed in relation to the climatic event ( dry spell/ drought/ flood)
Comparison with the farmers practice
Effect of multiple interventions on crop yields and economic returns in various typologies
The extent of resilience achieved
Utilise Services of SRF for intensive data collection