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Food Security through Climate Resilient AgricultureRukmavati River Basin

Kantisen Shroff

Vivekanand Research & Traing InstituteMandvi – Kutch, Gujarat, Indiawww.vrti.org

Publication HistoryReceived: 07 August 2015Accepted: 28 August 2015Published: 1 October 2015

CitationKantisen Shroff. Food Security through Climate Resilient Agriculture Rukmavati River Basin. Climate Change, 2015, 1(4), 372-385

Climate Change PRESENTATIONThe International Quarterly journalISSN 2394-8558 EISSN 2394-8566

Food Security ThroughFood Security ThroughClimate Resilient AgricultureClimate Resilient Agriculture

RukmavatiRukmavati River BasinRiver Basin

Vivekanand Research & Traing Institute

Mandvi – Kutch, Gujarat, India

www.vrti.org

VRTI – A vision of Mr. Kantisen Shroff (Puj. Kaka)

“We have spent over 40 years in arid draught prone Kutchto understand and emerge with workable solutions onlivelihood issues of the community. Community should bemade more productive and competent where they live(Rural area)”.

•Trusteeship philosophy•Better understanding of Natural resources•Community mobilization and participation• Respect Traditional Wisdom & Utilize it

Vivekanand Research & Training Institute

“We have spent over 40 years in arid draught prone Kutchto understand and emerge with workable solutions onlivelihood issues of the community. Community should bemade more productive and competent where they live(Rural area)”.

•Trusteeship philosophy•Better understanding of Natural resources•Community mobilization and participation• Respect Traditional Wisdom & Utilize it

VISION:Efficient use of natural resources which promotes sustainable

development in synergy with surrounding environment.

MISSION:Need based community development with focus on capacity building of

community, linkages with different institutions involved in rural development andpromote decentralized agro industrialization.

Landscape Restoration

• Initiating journey through Rain water harvesting– Prevention of Salinity ingress in coastal area– Water storage capacity of different structure – 100,000

million liter

• Watershed programme – 42,000 Ha• Managing agricultural land – 20,000 Ha

• IMPACT– Holistic rural development


• Initiating journey through Rain water harvesting– Prevention of Salinity ingress in coastal area– Water storage capacity of different structure – 100,000

million liter

• Watershed programme – 42,000 Ha• Managing agricultural land – 20,000 Ha

• IMPACT– Holistic rural development

Contemporary Challenges

• Climate change– Increasing temperature– Change in season cycle– Increasing extreme events – droughts, floods, cyclones

• It has induced focusing bigger landscape – riverbasin as a modular planning unit


• Climate change– Increasing temperature– Change in season cycle– Increasing extreme events – droughts, floods, cyclones

• It has induced focusing bigger landscape – riverbasin as a modular planning unit

River Basin as a Planning Unit

• A natural unit withwatershed boundary

• A unit sharingcommon waterresources

• Management ofriver basin isimportant to restorelandscape.


• A natural unit withwatershed boundary

• A unit sharingcommon waterresources

• Management ofriver basin isimportant to restorelandscape.

Integrated River Basin Management

“It is a process of coordinating conservation,management and development of water, landand related resources across sectors within agiven river basin.”

It ensures Economic, Social and Environmentalsustainability and ensure Food, Water & Energysecurity along with good quality of life withobjective to provide sustainable livelihood.


“It is a process of coordinating conservation,management and development of water, landand related resources across sectors within agiven river basin.”

It ensures Economic, Social and Environmentalsustainability and ensure Food, Water & Energysecurity along with good quality of life withobjective to provide sustainable livelihood.

Rukmavati River Basin – Pilot Project

No of Villages 46

Total population 108033

Total Area 59075 Ha.

Total Agricultural Land 33477 Ha.

Irrigated Land 10268 Ha.

Cultivable Wasteland 5649 Ha.

Forest Area 4282 Ha.

Dahinsara

Kurbai

Bheraiya

Samatra


Forest Area 4282 Ha.

Other Land 15671 Ha.

Don

Maska

Asambiya Mota

Punadi

Koday

Bhadai Moti

Mandvi

DrainageRiver BedWaterbody

RukamavatiWatershed

Study Villages

4 0 4 8 Kilometers

N

Rukmavati Basin federationRukmavati Basin federation

MAHAJAN MAHAJAN MAHAJAN

GWM(Aquifer)

Land and watermanagement

GWM(Salinity)

Infrastructure&

SocialSupport

BASINLEVEL

CLUSTERLEVEL

LivelihoodSupport


VLC VLCVLC

UG UGUG UG UG UG

Tech.Services

(Para Workers)

VILLAGE LEVEL

UG - Water user group, animal husb. group etc.

Monitoring, Analysis for Decision Making

Facilitating implementation and Capacity Building

Rukmavati River Basin Project

• Focusing water resource management• Promoting efficient water use-Closed pipe, Drip• Supplementing Farm income for reducing

vulnerability due to climate uncertainties, by– Animal Husbandry– Traditional skills in Handicrafts ,Embroidery

• Improving forward & backward market linkages• Empowering women in supportive role


• Focusing water resource management• Promoting efficient water use-Closed pipe, Drip• Supplementing Farm income for reducing

vulnerability due to climate uncertainties, by– Animal Husbandry– Traditional skills in Handicrafts ,Embroidery

• Improving forward & backward market linkages• Empowering women in supportive role

Area under cultivation

35443 36358

Change in cultivated area (Ha)2010 - 11 2013 - 14


55671478

67551792

Kharif Rabi Summer

•Area increased under irrigation – 931 Hectares•There is 21% increase in area under cultivation for rabi and summer season

Animal Husbandry

71

2010 - 11 2013 - 14

775

2010 - 11 2013 - 14


61

Milk Production in Basin area(Kiloliters/Day)

400

Revenue from Milk (Million Rs.)

Agenda in Progress

• Crop suitability maps through GIS matrix which willhelp in conserve more resources and better landutilization

• Agriculture productivity improvement – soil &water management, good agricultural practices

• Agricultural produce value addition through clusterbased promotion of warehousing, processing andmarket linkage

• Animal health, nutrition and productivityimprovement


• Crop suitability maps through GIS matrix which willhelp in conserve more resources and better landutilization

• Agriculture productivity improvement – soil &water management, good agricultural practices

• Agricultural produce value addition through clusterbased promotion of warehousing, processing andmarket linkage

• Animal health, nutrition and productivityimprovement

Decentralized Rural Industrial Complex

Agro-industrialcomplex

Training & Capacity building

Inputs management

Information & Services – improving delivery mechanism

Research, Extension& Development

Natural resource management

Vivekanand Research & Training Institute 13

Information & Services – improving delivery mechanism

• Interlinking of Agriculture & Industries

•The raw material - Renewable resources

•Reinvesting the wealth created by both Agriculture & Industries for sustainablegrowth

• Interlinking of Agriculture & Industries

•The raw material - Renewable resources

•Reinvesting the wealth created by both Agriculture & Industries for sustainablegrowth

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