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B. C. Deka ¹, C. K. Deka ¹, P. Das ¹, J. Goswami ², H. C. Bhattacharryya ²

Affiliations
1 Krishi Vigyan Kendra (A.A.U.), Dhubri (Assam), IN
2 Directorate of Extension Education, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat (Assam), IN

Abstract

The study was conducted in villages of Dhubri district in Assam under National Innovation on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) project implemented by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dhubri during 2013 to 2015. The villages are situated under Bilasipara sub-division in the district ‘Dhubri’ of Assam, India on 26° 15. 425´ to 26° 16.570´ N latitude and 90° 14.034´ to 90° 18.040´ E longitude at an elevation of 128 ft from mean sea level. Recurrent floods has been the principal constraints in food production in these villages affecting mainly winter (Kharif) rice during the growing season as well as summer rice (Boro and Ahu) at the time of maturity. The prevailing weather patterns of the area were observed to have a strong bearing on the occurrence, intensity and magnitude of floods. About 71 per cent of total rainfall occurs during monsoon period (June to September), the winter being virtually dry leaving little scope for growing any Rabi crop. To ensure rice production to climatic variability leading to flood, site specific climate resilient technologies such as staggered planting rice variety ‘Gitesh’, flood escaping, short duration HYV rice ‘Luit’ for post and pre-flood situation, submergence tolerant rice variety ‘Swarna Sub 1’ and mid duration HYV of rice ‘Joymati’ during preflood situation were tested and demonstrated in the project villages. It was necessary to observe the performance of these varieties to the climatic vulnerability as well as farmer’s acceptability. The average yield of the rice variety ‘Gitesh’ (45 days aged seedlings), ‘Luit’ (post flood situation), ‘Luit’ (pre-flood situation), ‘Swarna Sub 1’ and ‘Jomati’ were found to be 40 to 42, 26.3 to 36, 23.35 to 31.39, 33 to 45 and 42.37 to 50.76 q per hectare, respectively. As a result of the study and demonstration to endure recurrent flood and climatic variability, the newly introduced winter rice varieties, Gitesh has spread over the highest area in the project villages (90.00%) followed by ‘Swarna Sub 1’ (75.00 %) and ‘Luit’ (66.67 %) due to flexibility in seedling age facilitating delayed transplanting, submergence tolerance upto 14 days and allowance for transplanting after recession of flood, respectively.

Keywords

Flood, Rice, Climate, Resilient.

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S. K. Baishya ¹, H. M. Sangtam ¹, Mhalo Tungoe ¹, Megokhono Meyase ¹, Zuchamo Tongoe ¹, B. C. Deka ², L. K. Baishya ³, D. J. Rajkhowa ⁴, Sanjay Ray ¹

Affiliations
1 ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Wokha 797 111, IN
2 ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Zone-VII, Umiam 793 103, IN
3 ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Nagaland Centre, Medziphema 797 106\, IN
4 ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Nagaland Centre, Medziphema 797 106, IN

Abstract

A case study of successful rural tribal youth on agrienterprises in Wokha district, Nagaland, North East India, under a project on Attracting and Retaining Youth in Agriculture (ARYA) is presented here. A total of 200 rural, tribal, unemployed, educated youths between 18 and 35 years of age were selected for the programme. Four enterprises, viz. quality piglet production, poultry farming with hatchery unit, mushroom production with spawn production unit and cut-flower production were promoted. The output and outcome of the study over the last four years (2016– 2020) revealed that a total of 194 rural tribal youths from 22 villages have been running the various enterprises successfully and generating a handsome income of Rs 61,000–460,000, and providing the employment opportunity of 213–1150 man-days in the villages. The number of rural youth who migrated to urban areas was reduced from 458 to 284 with a 37% reduction in migration rate after implementation of the project.

Keywords

Agri-Enterprises, Agripreneurship, Migration Rate, Rural Tribal Youth, Skill Development.

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