CGIAR Climate
Climate Smart Villages- Karnal
Village: Uncha Samana Block: Gharaunda District: Karnal State: Haryana Country: India Date: 24th July 2014
Women transplant rice in an flooded paddy field following the traditional rice planting techniques in Uncha Samana.
Unchas Mana is a Climate Smart village. Local farmers are part of Farmer Participatory Evaluation of Adaptation and Risk Management Interventions in Uncha Samana. Various key climate smart interventions such as zero tillage, Direct Seeded Rice (DSR), raised bed planting, residue management, crop diversification, and nutrient management have been introduced in this village.
29 years old Paramjeet Singh who is part of this initiative for the past 7 years says “ Every year we loose 15% to 20% of our traditional rice crop to Foot rot (bakane) disease. With DSR there is no loss at all, and there is a cost saving of INR 5000 per acre.”
The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) is working with communities to develop ‘Climate-Smart Villages’. These are sites where researchers, local partners, and farmers collaborate to evaluate and maximize synergies across a portfolio of climate-smart agricultural interventions. The programme aims to improve farmers’ income and resilience to climatic risks and boost their ability to adapt to climate change. Photographer: CCAFS/2014/Prashanth Vishwanathan
Climate Smart Villages- Karnal
Village: Uncha Samana Block: Gharaunda District: Karnal State: Haryana Country: India Date: 24th July 2014
Women transplant rice in an flooded paddy field following the traditional rice planting techniques in Uncha Samana.
Unchas Mana is a Climate Smart village. Local farmers are part of Farmer Participatory Evaluation of Adaptation and Risk Management Interventions in Uncha Samana. Various key climate smart interventions such as zero tillage, Direct Seeded Rice (DSR), raised bed planting, residue management, crop diversification, and nutrient management have been introduced in this village.
29 years old Paramjeet Singh who is part of this initiative for the past 7 years says “ Every year we loose 15% to 20% of our traditional rice crop to Foot rot (bakane) disease. With DSR there is no loss at all, and there is a cost saving of INR 5000 per acre.”
The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) is working with communities to develop ‘Climate-Smart Villages’. These are sites where researchers, local partners, and farmers collaborate to evaluate and maximize synergies across a portfolio of climate-smart agricultural interventions. The programme aims to improve farmers’ income and resilience to climatic risks and boost their ability to adapt to climate change. Photographer: CCAFS/2014/Prashanth Vishwanathan