To cope with climate challenge and to develop resilience of Indian agriculture covering crops, livestock and fisheries to climatic variability ICAR has started NICRA. Discuss the features of this project.( schemes)

Climate change is inevitable. The best strategy to deal with climate change is adoption of practices to make our farming more resilient. ICAR has launched a network of project called NICRA. It stands for National innovation on climate resilient agriculture. The salient features of NICRA are as follows:

• It takes into account the critical assessment of different

crops/zones in the country for vulnerability of rainfall.

• It undertakes installation of state-of art equipment like flux towers for measurement of greenhouse gases in large field areas.
• It undertakes comprehensive field evaluation of new and

emerging approaches of paddy cultivation.

• The research on adaptation and mitigation covers crops,

livestock, fisheries and natural resource management.

5)The project consists of four components viz. Strategic

Research, Technology Demonstration, Capacity Building and

Sponsored/Competitive Grants