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06 Jan

Research findings of the Resilience project were presented in the ICID conference

International Commission on Irrigation and drainage organised the 25th ICID International congress from 1-8th November 2023 at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. In this conference, a side event of Climate action: Technology Interventions an d Capacity Building of Smallholders in irrigated rice-based cropping systems of India was organized  on 3rd November. Dr.

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25 Dec

International conference on "Next Gen Preparedness for Food Security and Environmental Sustainability"

Assam Agricultural University (AAU), in collaboration with the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, organized an international conference on "Next Gen Preparedness for Food Security and Environmental Sustainability" from 22-24 Nov, 2023. The conference was inaugurated by Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra, Chairman of the Plant Variety Protection and Farmer's Right Act, as the Chief Guest. Ms. Beate Langset, Counselor for Climate and Environment at the Norwegian Embassy, New Delhi; Dr. Udaya Sekhar Nagothu, Centre for International Development, NIBIO, Norway; Dr. Rabe Yahaya, IRRI; and Dr.

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04 May

Upscaling micro-irrigation in the Indian states of Odisha and Assam: Recommendations based on field evidence

Food production in India is increasingly vulnerable to water scarcity risks, due to the growing demand for food, climate change and competition for scarce natural resources among competing sectors. Agriculture already accounts for more than 90% of the total freshwater withdrawals in India (FAO 2020). However, competing demands for water in the future may reduce the availability of freshwater for agriculture by up to 72% in 2025 and 65%–68% in 2050 (ADB 2013). Thus, there is an urgent need to enhance water resilience and adaptation to climate change to sustain Indian agriculture.

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12 Apr

Farmers showcase solar innovations to Norwegian Embassy delegates

The Resilience Project has been implemented in Ganjam and Cuttack sites in Odisha by OUAT, NRRI, MSSRF, IWMI, and NIBIO, Norway, with funding support from the Norwegian embassy. Many Climate Smart Agriculture Technologies have been successfully demonstrated under this project, and efforts are being made to upscale these successful interventions in other areas with the support of line departments. One of the successful interventions under this project is the use of solar energy.

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This project is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway/ the Norwegian Embassy, New Delhi