Title: IMPACT OF CLIMATE RESILIENT TECHNOLOGIES AT FARM AND HOUSEHOLD LEVEL ACROSS AGRO-ECOLOGICAL REGIONS IN INDIA

Authors: B. Devojee, J. V. Prasad and S. N. Meera

Publisher: The President, Society of Extension Education Gujarat

Keywords: resilience, productivity, income and adaptive capacity

Volume: 40

Issue: 1

Year: December 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56572/gjoee.2025.40.1.0023

Abstract: The study evaluates the micro-level impact of Climate Resilient Technologies (CRTs) demonstrated under the project "National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) project across 30 select Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) representing diverse agro-ecological zones in India. Primary data collected during years of climatic stress was analyzed to quantify the effect of Climate Resilient Technologies (CRTs) on productivity and income in crop, horticulture and livestock production systems. A resilience indicator (R) was used to assess the extent of yield and income loss avoided due to interventions. Results revealed significant resilience achieved across crop and NRM modules, with R values ranging from 0.37 to 0.98 in productivity and up to 0.89 in income. Highest resilience was observed in wheat with supplemental irrigation, drought-tolerant crop varieties, and interventions like zero tillage and crop diversification. At the household level, CRTs enhanced incomes across agriculture, horticulture, and livestock sectors showing increases up to 1309 percent and improved savings and labor efficiency through mechanization. The findings confirm that CRTs significantly strengthen adaptive capacity, improve resource use efficiency, and enhance livelihood resilience under climate variability, providing evidence for wider scaling in climate-vulnerable farming systems.