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“Enhancing the preparedness of Agricultural contingencies for Rajasthan: Kharif 2016”

ICAR-Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, Avikanagarin association with CRIDA, DAC, DOA Rajasthan Govt. organized an Interface meeting on “Enhancing the preparedness of Agricultural contingencies for Rajasthan: Kharif 2016” on 04^th July 2016 at Pant KrishiBhawan, Jaipur. This was conducted under the bannerNational Innovation on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA). During the meeting, Monsoon Situation – Kharif 2016 has been discussed and elaborated. District level Contingency Plans – Strategies and Rainfed Technologies for drought mitigation were presented by various resource persons and ensuing real-time actions plans were discussed. A long discussion among senior officers from ICAR, SAUs, State Seed agencies, NSC, DAO was made on action plan for Kharif 2016 in reference to delayed monsoon, intermittent drought situations or early withdrawal of monsoon situations. Animal component and horticultural crops were also taken into consideration while formatting strategies to cope up climatic uncertainty.