Cultivating Resilience: A Policy Brief for Adapting Bihar’s Rice-Wheat Systems to Climate Uncertainty
Key Messages for Decision-Makers • Climate change is a "threat multiplier" in Bihar. Erratic rainfall is not a standalone problem; it exacerbates deep-seated vulnerabilities in irrigation, finance, and market access, pushing smallholder farmers into a cycle of risk and debt. • A farmer's ability t...
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| author | Samaddar, Arindam Munshi, Sugandha Srivastava, Amit Patil, Vikram Peramaiyan, Panneerselvam Kumar, Virender |
| author_browse | Kumar, Virender Munshi, Sugandha Patil, Vikram Peramaiyan, Panneerselvam Samaddar, Arindam Srivastava, Amit |
| author_facet | Samaddar, Arindam Munshi, Sugandha Srivastava, Amit Patil, Vikram Peramaiyan, Panneerselvam Kumar, Virender |
| author_sort | Samaddar, Arindam |
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| description | Key Messages for Decision-Makers
• Climate change is a "threat multiplier" in Bihar. Erratic rainfall is not a standalone problem; it exacerbates deep-seated vulnerabilities in irrigation, finance, and market
access, pushing smallholder farmers into a cycle of risk and debt.
• A farmer's ability to adapt is determined by access to resources, not just knowledge. While farmers know the ideal time to plant, resource-poor and tenant farmers face delays of up to 50 days due to a lack of irrigation, directly impacting yields and income.
• Women are on the frontlines of both vulnerability and innovation. Bearing the double burden of farm work and climate stress, especially in migrant households, women farmers are also leading community-based adaptation through Self-Help Groups (SHGs).
• Existing advisory systems are failing the most vulnerable. Information on weather
and farming practices is not timely, localized, or delivered in accessible formats, creating a critical information gap. Face-to-face meetings and SHG networks are the most trusted channels, not digital tools alone.
• Empowering Women's Self-Help Groups (SHGs) is the most strategic pathway to resilience. JEEVIKA SHGs have already proven to be effective hubs for finance, mechanization, and information dissemination, offering a ready-made, trusted platform for scaling up solutions. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1786852025-12-11T02:14:17Z Cultivating Resilience: A Policy Brief for Adapting Bihar’s Rice-Wheat Systems to Climate Uncertainty Samaddar, Arindam Munshi, Sugandha Srivastava, Amit Patil, Vikram Peramaiyan, Panneerselvam Kumar, Virender climate adaptation resilience rice wheat cropping systems intercropping women's participation policies Key Messages for Decision-Makers • Climate change is a "threat multiplier" in Bihar. Erratic rainfall is not a standalone problem; it exacerbates deep-seated vulnerabilities in irrigation, finance, and market access, pushing smallholder farmers into a cycle of risk and debt. • A farmer's ability to adapt is determined by access to resources, not just knowledge. While farmers know the ideal time to plant, resource-poor and tenant farmers face delays of up to 50 days due to a lack of irrigation, directly impacting yields and income. • Women are on the frontlines of both vulnerability and innovation. Bearing the double burden of farm work and climate stress, especially in migrant households, women farmers are also leading community-based adaptation through Self-Help Groups (SHGs). • Existing advisory systems are failing the most vulnerable. Information on weather and farming practices is not timely, localized, or delivered in accessible formats, creating a critical information gap. Face-to-face meetings and SHG networks are the most trusted channels, not digital tools alone. • Empowering Women's Self-Help Groups (SHGs) is the most strategic pathway to resilience. JEEVIKA SHGs have already proven to be effective hubs for finance, mechanization, and information dissemination, offering a ready-made, trusted platform for scaling up solutions. 2025-11 2025-12-10T08:25:06Z 2025-12-10T08:25:06Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178685 en Open Access application/pdf International Rice Research Institute Samaddar, Arindam, Sugandha Munshi, Amit Srivastava, Vikram Patil, Panneerselvam Peramaiyan, and Virender Kumar (2025). Cultivating Resilience: A Policy Brief for Adapting Bihar’s Rice-Wheat Systems to Climate Uncertainty. CGIAR Science Program on Sustainable Farming: International Rice Research Institute. 7 p. |
| spellingShingle | climate adaptation resilience rice wheat cropping systems intercropping women's participation policies Samaddar, Arindam Munshi, Sugandha Srivastava, Amit Patil, Vikram Peramaiyan, Panneerselvam Kumar, Virender Cultivating Resilience: A Policy Brief for Adapting Bihar’s Rice-Wheat Systems to Climate Uncertainty |
| title | Cultivating Resilience: A Policy Brief for Adapting Bihar’s Rice-Wheat Systems to Climate Uncertainty |
| title_full | Cultivating Resilience: A Policy Brief for Adapting Bihar’s Rice-Wheat Systems to Climate Uncertainty |
| title_fullStr | Cultivating Resilience: A Policy Brief for Adapting Bihar’s Rice-Wheat Systems to Climate Uncertainty |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cultivating Resilience: A Policy Brief for Adapting Bihar’s Rice-Wheat Systems to Climate Uncertainty |
| title_short | Cultivating Resilience: A Policy Brief for Adapting Bihar’s Rice-Wheat Systems to Climate Uncertainty |
| title_sort | cultivating resilience a policy brief for adapting bihar s rice wheat systems to climate uncertainty |
| topic | climate adaptation resilience rice wheat cropping systems intercropping women's participation policies |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178685 |
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