Reducing risk of crop failure by building system-level resilience through science-based natural resource management interventions: A case for rationalising crop insurance premia

    Dixit, S and Kumara Charyulu, D and Garg, K K and Anantha, K H and Singh, R and Baidya, A and Gumma, M K (2022) Reducing risk of crop failure by building system-level resilience through science-based natural resource management interventions: A case for rationalising crop insurance premia. [Policy Briefs]

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    Abstract

    Drylands are facing several challenges such as water scarcity, land degradation, and poor agricultural and livestock productivity. These areas are also hotspots of chronic poverty and malnutrition posing a serious threat to economic development. Agriculture and allied sectors play an important role in providing livelihoods to more than 55% of the population in this ecosystem. This sector is going to face heightened distress due to risks associated with changing climatic conditions. Likelihood of diverse biotic (pest/disease) and abiotic (drought, dry spells, floods, hailstorm, etc.) stresses is increasing, and therefore, farmers are often suffering from crop losses either partially or fully. With this realization, the Government of India and several state governments have designed many social protection programs to alleviate distress among farmers due to crop loss.

    Item Type: Policy Briefs
    Divisions: Global Research Program - Resilient Farm and Food Systems
    CRP: UNSPECIFIED
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Drylands, Bundelkhand, Watershed management, Resilience, Water, Climate, Parasai-Sindh watershed, Yield and Building systems
    Subjects: Others > Watershed Management
    Others > Drylands
    Depositing User: Mr Ramesh MNR
    Date Deposited: 01 Jul 2022 05:00
    Last Modified: 13 Jul 2022 05:56
    URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/12002
    Acknowledgement: The policy brief is an output of the ReSAR (Remote Sensing for Agriculture Resilience- India Chapter) project funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The funding support from the Government of Uttar Pradesh for implementing KISAN MiTRA project is also acknowledged thankfully. For further details, you may contact Dr Sreenath Dixit @ d.sreenath@cgiar.org
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