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NAFCC

Jammu and Kashmir

Name of the Project: Climate Resilient Sustainable Agriculture in
Rain-Fed Farming (Kandi) Areas of Jammu and Kashmir
Project Focus: Sustainable Agriculture
Location: Bhalwal Block of Jammu District and Budgam Block of
Kashmir District
Project Finance: Rs. 22.51 Crore (USD 3.00 million)
Duration: 4 Years (2016-2020); Extended upto 2023; Ongoing
Name of Executing Entity: Department of Ecology, Environment
& Remote Sensing, Government of Jammu and Kashmir

Project Beneciaries: Families of 2500 Small and Marginal
Farmers

Project Area: e Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir nestled in fragile Himalayan Ecosystem is facing multiple
climate change induced hazards like ash oods, landslides, avalanches, receding glaciers, snow storms, besides man-made
disasters like deforestation, res, over extraction of natural resources, etc. e temperature across the Jammu region of J &
K State has been reported to increase at the rate of 0.3 to 0.60C per decade. Rainfall has been reported to show
downward trend at the rate of 2.0 to 8.4 mm per year in Rabi season across
the Jammu region. Temperature increases for Kashmir region has been
reported to be 0.4 to 0.50C per decade.

As a result, agricultural and ecosystem
productivity of the region has been
adversely aected on which 73 % of
the state’s population is directly or
indirectly dependent. To address the
above agricultural vulnerabilities, the
given project envisions to minimize
the crop losses through adoption of
appropriate and scientic cropping
system, integrated nutrition and pest
management practices, promotion of
micro irrigation system in water
stressed areas, and conducting training
and capacity building of farmers and
other stakeholders. Increasing Urbanization,
Deforestation, and Biotic Pressure

Problem of Surface Runo
And Soil Erosion

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Climate Change Interventions of
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