Rain Fed Farming

Rain Fed Farming

1 Definition and Concept of Rain Fed Farming

  1. Rainfed Farming versus Rainfall Variation
  2. Rainfed Farming Areas
  3. Water Holding Capacity of the Soils
  4. Soil Water Status and Crop Response
  5. Water Requirement of Different Crops
  6. Water Use Efficiency

2 Rain Fall Characteristics and Weather Forecasting

  1. Weather Factors and their Implications on Crop Growth
  2. Rainfall and its Characteristics
  3. Rainfall Distribution, Spatial and Temporal Variations
  4. Rainfall Intensity, Duration and Frequency Relationship
  5. Aberrant Weather Conditions
  6. Weather Forecasting

3 Farming Systems

  1. Farming System Components
  2. Cropping Systems
  3. Integrated Farming Systems in Different Rainfed Regions
  4. Crop Diversification
  5. Crop Diversification Opportunities in Crop Based Production Systems
  6. Proposed Crop Diversification in Rainfed Regions of India

4 Integrated Nutrient Management

  1. Organic Materials
  2. Chemical Composition of Excreta of Animals
  3. Quantity of Excreta Produced by Different Types of Animals
  4. Crops Response to FYM
  5. Use of Organic Manures
  6. Use of Dry Leaves from Forest Areas
  7. Bio-fertilizers
  8. Use of Chemical Fertilizers
  9. Use of Sewage Water
  10. Crop Rotation
  11. Green Manuring
  12. Identification of Soil Health and Soil Health Card
  13. Organic Farming
  14. Alley Cropping
  15. Nutrient Gains in INM
  16. Trap Cropping

5 Integrated Pest Management

  1. Crop Rotation and Cropping System in Relation to Pest and Disease Management
  2. Crop Rotation
  3. Cropping System
  4. Use of Organics and Inorganics Matter for Control of Pests and Diseases
  5. Use of Organic Matter
  6. Use of Inorganic Matter
  7. Bio-pesticides
  8. Biological Control
  9. Use of Predators in Insect Control
  10. Use of Pathogens in Insect Control
  11. Use of Parasitoids in Insect Control
  12. Use of Microbes in Disease Control
  13. Use of Mycorrhiza for Disease Control
  14. Cross Protection in Disease Control
  15. Use of Insect Attractants

6 Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK) for Water Conservation

  1. Use of ITK on Water Conservation
  2. Zaho Farming System
  3. Stream Water Harvesting for Paddy-cum-Fish Culture
  4. Paddy Cultivation on Steep Slope (Panikheti)
  5. Bamboo Drip Irrigation System
  6. Khadin
  7. Ahar Pyne System
  8. Haveli Bundhies
  9. On-field Water Conservation
  10. Crops/Varieties Adoptability
  11. Deep Ploughing
  12. Contour Ploughing
  13. Bunding
  14. Bench Terracing
  15. Strip Cropping
  16. Mulching
  17. Crop Rotation
  18. Use of Chemicals for Reducing Evaporation

7 Crop Management for Water Efficiency

  1. Selection of Crop and Varieties
  2. Cropping Systems
  3. Preparatory Tillage
  4. Time of Sowing of Crops
  5. Seed Treatment
  6. Sowing Method and Sowing Depth
  7. Seed Rate and Planting Density
  8. Planting Pattern or Crop Geometry
  9. Inter-cultivation
  10. Seed Production and Certification
  11. Seed Storage

8 Water Harvesting Systems

  1. Water Harvesting Systems based on Indigenous Technical Knowledge
  2. Water Harvesting Structures
  3. Planning, Design and Construction of Water Harvesting Structures
  4. Irrigation Scheduling
  5. Methods of Irrigation for Water Application