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The advanced drip irrigation technology has proven to be one of the CSA driven approach towards combating climate change and establishing a farmer's community which is resilient towards the climate related risks. Climate smart irrigation (CSI) is a modern day sustainable solution for the areas which are water-scarce, and drought prone and is responsible for enhancing the crop productivity, crop diversity, agricultural intensity, water-use efficiency and economic status of farmers.
Some of the districts of India shows a prolonged history of droughts and less rainfall. Farmers of such area encounters numerous problems related to inequitable water supply and agriculture productivity, thereby degrading their lifestyle in social and economic aspects. The objective of the research is to understand how CSA can provide solution to end the hardships of the farmers and making them self-sustainable for a longer period. This research is an evaluation study of the changes driven by climate smart irrigation methods to boost productivity and provide market linkage to farmers to provide sustainable social and economic benefits to the farmers.
Qualitative research methodology has been adopted to study the objectives. Targets and schemes are shortlisted on the basis if they are addressing climate change and working for welfare of farmers. Case studies have been drawn from relevant studies done in the past to better understand and evaluate the impacts of CSA. Livelihoods frameworks has been designed with reference to Sustainable livelihoods framework by deriving outcome indicators based on the capitals of farmers.
It is analyzed that CSA can build impacts in the various aspects including enhanced crop productivity, improved efficiency of water, increased net sown area, enhanced soil health, diversified crop portfolio and community mobilization.
Keywords- Livelihoods framework, Community mobilization, Crop portfolio, rain fed agriculture, soil health.
