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INNOVATE CATALYZE TRANSFORM Climate and smart agriculture Climate change through innovative resilient solutions Dr. Nafees Meah IRRI Representative - South Asia

“Perfect storm” Professor Sir John Beddington FRS UK Chief Scientific Adviser 2008 -2013

Climate change is increasing the frequency of extreme weather events Flooding in South Asia 2017

• How do we feed the world when there is: o Increasing population o Increasing demand for food o Less land per capita o Less water per capita o Urbanisation o Climate change • IRRI research and innovation o Increasing productivity o Improving nutrition o Lowering inputs o Adapting to climate change

Climate resilience in rice cultivation: Swarna-Sub1 + DSR story Swarna-Sub1 inundated Crop after receding flood on for 2 weeks (23 rd July to 9th August 2016 6th August 2016 Farmer: Mangal Yadav Village: Shivrajpur, W.C., Bihar, India Var: Swarna-Sub1 DSR Sowing date: May 29, 2016 Matching post-flood Harvest: Nov. 9, 2016 management practices for quick 5 Yield : 6.14 t/ha regeneration and growth

Adoption of Stress Tolerant Rice Varieties Seed production of STRVs during 2015 & utilized during 2016 Country Flood tolerant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant (Sub1 varieties) (tons) (tons) (tons) Bangladesh 45000 2600 16000 India 90000 45000 250 Nepal 4500 2500 Total seed 139500 50100 16250 produced (tons) 2.79 mha; 5.58 m 1 mha; 2 million 0.325 mha; 0.65 m

CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture & Food Security - Strategic (CCAFS): a partnership of international agricultural research and global change (Future Earth) Research Communities

Alternate Wetting and Drying in Rice Cultivation Reduce water use By reducing the number of irrigation events required, AWD can reduce water use by up to 30%. Mitigate GHG AWD is assumed to reduce CH 4 emissions by an average of 50% compared to continuous flooding. Increase returns AWD does not reduce yields compared to continuous flooding. Farmers can save money on irrigation costs. Slide Courtesy: Ole Sanders, CCAFS, IRRI

Climate Smart Agriculture Practices in South Asia Activities, Sites and Objectives  I dentify, develop and refine CSAPs related to rice based systems  Generate database/ information system for development of typologies and recommendation domains, and  I nvolve in cross cutting activities including gender, monitoring and evaluations, and capacity strengthening Objectives Science-based, scalable evidences for climate smart agricultural practices related to rice-based system identified and implemented through Climate Smart Villages (CSVs) Slide Courtesy: Sheetal Sharma, CCAFS, IRRI

Targeting CSAPs: Odisha (India) Evidence New Science Outcome Challenge  Young farmers involved in R &  Large acreage under non  Erratic rainfall –  Varietal substitution by Flood D activity Late on set of monsoon tolerant varieties ( Swarna sub puddled paddy •  Post graduate research  Varietal substitution by stress Less time available for sowing 1 ) •  Varietal substitution by stiff scholars exposed to the /nursery raising / tolerant paddy  Water saving irrigation initiatives transplanting straw varieties to resist  Attempts taken for Gender Heavy showers => lodging ( BINA 11) practices •  Sustainable production  AWD method + channel to parity in select farm activity Submergence and stagnant  High cost non-farm activities flooding during high tides field irrigation & crop sub- practice through  Improved Fertilizer use  Cyclonic storms in summer preferred stitution to summer paddy  Operation based programmes  Real time fertilizer Crop lodging schedules •  Green manuring and residue  Acute shortage of irrigation conducted management through RCM  Greater exposure to farmers water in summer and green seeker management  Farm mechanization  Residue management and and grass root workers in canals, •  System alteration to Rice-Rice needed in L I points due to frequent green manuring •  Long duration select trainings  Mechanized farming load shedding practice  Escaping climatic hazards  Low input( water / Fertilizer)  Substitution to summer paddy require•  Attempts taken for Gender Use Efficiency by green/black gram and  Maintaining soil health in parity in select farm activity ground nut  Publications waiting , action  Weather forecasting and double crop sequence  Crisis of agricultural labour initiated advisories  Distress sale of paddy Slide Courtesy: Sheetal Sharma, CCAFS, IRRI