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Project Approach

e project is implemented in 4 Soil and moisture conservation It mainstreamed the innovative agricultural best
districts of the Mizoram namely, works are carried out in 5,000 ha. practices viz., SRI, Improved Jhum, Direct
Mamit, Aizawl, Kolasib and area to improve the crop Seeded Rice cultivation, certied crops on hill
Serchhip. Baseline climate productivity by at least 10%. e slope of 3,000 ha to make agriculture more
vulnerability of the 150 project project carried out “Jhum productive, eco-friendly, remunerative, climate
villages are conducted to identify optimization” through catchment resilient by promoting location specic
and nalize village specic area protection, soil conservation integrated/ composite farming systems with soil
concrete climate adaptation and management as response to and moisture conservation works and
interventions. climate change. management practices.

Outputs/Outcomes

Due to construction of hill slope terraces for 18,005 ha
permanent farming and on-farm development during 2019-20 Jhum Cultivation area
of Wet Rice Cultivation (WRC) plots, area under the project has
under Jhum Paddy cultivation has been reduced by
reduced from
19602 ha. 146.5 ha

area during 2016-2017 to benefiting 239 farmers
and increase in forest
area cover by
78 ha

On Farm development
(in situ moisture Installation of 4 Automatic
conservation) has been weather stations at
carried out on 4 KVK’s
5000 ha will help the farmers to

of land area. take suitable decision with
regard to input planning,
farm management and
crop-water budgeting

Sustainable agricultural development by
mainstreaming innovative agricultural
best practices.

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