Comprehensive Project on Rice-Fallow Management (2023-2024)

Dar, M H and Padhee, A K and Kumara Charyulu, D and Davala, M S and Sonkar, V K and Pal, A and Mayes, S (2025) Comprehensive Project on Rice-Fallow Management (2023-2024). Working Paper. ICRISAT, Hyderabad.

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Global Research Program - Accelerated Crop Improvement

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Abstract

South Asia faces a significant agricultural challenge with an estimated 22.3 million hectares of rice-fallow land remaining uncultivated during the post-rainy season, predominantly concentrated in eastern India. The Comprehensive Project on Rice-Fallow Management, initiated by the Government of Odisha and implemented by ICRISAT across 93,850 hectares, addresses this issue through science-led interventions. By introducing short-duration, climate-resilient crops, guided by GIS-based targeting and soil diagnostics, and improving access to inputs, the project demonstrates a scalable model for enhancing cropping intensity, improving farm incomes, and achieving better nutritional outcomes in rainfed agricultural ecologies. This initiative highlights the potential of strategic agricultural interventions to transform underutilized land and improve livelihoods in the region.

Item Type:	Monograph (Working Paper)
Divisions:	Global Research Program - Accelerated Crop Improvement
CRP:	UNSPECIFIED
Series Name:	Imapct Brief
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Rice-fallow management, Odisha, livelihoods of farmers, oil seed crops, pulses
Subjects:	Others > Odisha Others > Oilseeds
Depositing User:	Mr Nagaraju T
Date Deposited:	17 May 2025 03:03
Last Modified:	17 May 2025 03:03
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/13076
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