Enhancing Farming Systems in Vulnerable Regions of Maharashtra, India: Evaluating Innovation Bundles for Sustainable Intensification
This study examines the design and evaluation of socio-technical innovation bundles for rainfed mixed farming systems in Latur district, Maharashtra. The region faces severe challenges including water scarcity, land degradation, low soil organic carbon, and limited access to technologies and markets...
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International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
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| author | Kumar, Shalander Pramanik, Soumitra Patan, Elias Khan Majeed, Israr Reshi Garg, Kaushal Singh, Ramesh Jat, Mangi Lal |
| author_browse | Garg, Kaushal Jat, Mangi Lal Kumar, Shalander Majeed, Israr Reshi Patan, Elias Khan Pramanik, Soumitra Singh, Ramesh |
| author_facet | Kumar, Shalander Pramanik, Soumitra Patan, Elias Khan Majeed, Israr Reshi Garg, Kaushal Singh, Ramesh Jat, Mangi Lal |
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| description | This study examines the design and evaluation of socio-technical innovation bundles for rainfed mixed farming systems in Latur district, Maharashtra. The region faces severe challenges including water scarcity, land degradation, low soil organic carbon, and limited access to technologies and markets. Using an integrated assessment approach combining Land Resource Inventory, hydrological assessment, and Multi-dimensional Sustainability Assessment Tool (MSAT), we developed contextualized intervention bundles at both landscape and household levels. Results show significant improvements across multiple dimensions: crop yields increased by 25-45%, groundwater levels rose by 4 meters, and household net returns improved by 14-40% depending on farm type. The interventions enhanced agro-biodiversity, reduced women's drudgery, improved food security, and increased milk production by 10-25%. The study demonstrates that water deficit challenges can be addressed by shifting from sugarcane to soybean-chickpea systems or sapota with micro-irrigation. This systems science approach provides a framework for large-scale transformation of dryland farming systems in vulnerable regions. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1773542025-10-28T02:00:17Z Enhancing Farming Systems in Vulnerable Regions of Maharashtra, India: Evaluating Innovation Bundles for Sustainable Intensification Kumar, Shalander Pramanik, Soumitra Patan, Elias Khan Majeed, Israr Reshi Garg, Kaushal Singh, Ramesh Jat, Mangi Lal sustainable intensification systems research rainfed farming innovation systems landscape This study examines the design and evaluation of socio-technical innovation bundles for rainfed mixed farming systems in Latur district, Maharashtra. The region faces severe challenges including water scarcity, land degradation, low soil organic carbon, and limited access to technologies and markets. Using an integrated assessment approach combining Land Resource Inventory, hydrological assessment, and Multi-dimensional Sustainability Assessment Tool (MSAT), we developed contextualized intervention bundles at both landscape and household levels. Results show significant improvements across multiple dimensions: crop yields increased by 25-45%, groundwater levels rose by 4 meters, and household net returns improved by 14-40% depending on farm type. The interventions enhanced agro-biodiversity, reduced women's drudgery, improved food security, and increased milk production by 10-25%. The study demonstrates that water deficit challenges can be addressed by shifting from sugarcane to soybean-chickpea systems or sapota with micro-irrigation. This systems science approach provides a framework for large-scale transformation of dryland farming systems in vulnerable regions. 2025-08-25 2025-10-27T11:34:17Z 2025-10-27T11:34:17Z Presentation https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177354 en Open Access application/pdf International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics Kumar, S., Pramanik, S., Patan, E.K., Majeed, I.R., Garg, K., Singh, R. and Jat, M.L. 2025. Enhancing Farming Systems in Vulnerable Regions of Maharashtra, India: Evaluating Innovation Bundles for Sustainable Intensification. Presented at the 8th International Farming System Design Conference, Palaiseau, France, 25-29 August 2025. Patancheru, India: ICRISAT. |
| spellingShingle | sustainable intensification systems research rainfed farming innovation systems landscape Kumar, Shalander Pramanik, Soumitra Patan, Elias Khan Majeed, Israr Reshi Garg, Kaushal Singh, Ramesh Jat, Mangi Lal Enhancing Farming Systems in Vulnerable Regions of Maharashtra, India: Evaluating Innovation Bundles for Sustainable Intensification |
| title | Enhancing Farming Systems in Vulnerable Regions of Maharashtra, India: Evaluating Innovation Bundles for Sustainable Intensification |
| title_full | Enhancing Farming Systems in Vulnerable Regions of Maharashtra, India: Evaluating Innovation Bundles for Sustainable Intensification |
| title_fullStr | Enhancing Farming Systems in Vulnerable Regions of Maharashtra, India: Evaluating Innovation Bundles for Sustainable Intensification |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhancing Farming Systems in Vulnerable Regions of Maharashtra, India: Evaluating Innovation Bundles for Sustainable Intensification |
| title_short | Enhancing Farming Systems in Vulnerable Regions of Maharashtra, India: Evaluating Innovation Bundles for Sustainable Intensification |
| title_sort | enhancing farming systems in vulnerable regions of maharashtra india evaluating innovation bundles for sustainable intensification |
| topic | sustainable intensification systems research rainfed farming innovation systems landscape |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177354 |
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