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institutions. However, compared to micro-fi nance,
micro-insurance innovations and availability are
limited. There is a need to develop sustainable
insurance system, while the rural poor are to be
educated about availing such opportunities.
or off-farm activities, mitigating risks by
providing additional support to agricultural
income under conditions of climatic and non-
climatic stresses, supporting farm-based invest-
ments for better productivity, and through income
generated by alternate livelihood options. The
strategies under this dimension would aim to pro-
mote diversifi cation of agriculture into other
high-value crops and horticulture; research,
development, and extension of crop-livestock
farming systems; and increasing focus and develop-
ment of approaches like sericulture, agro-forestry,
crop-fi sh farming, etc.
12.9.2 Interventions
12.9.2.1 Research and Development
Developing various models for risk assess-
ment to assess the magnitude of risk exposure
and availability of supportive infrastructure
including resources in case of climate
variability and extreme events
Developing innovative and new generation
agricultural insurance products, such as
weather index-based insurance, livestock
insurance, etc.
Developing strategies to deal with emerging
risks due to climate change such as high inten-
sity rain, heat waves, depletion of groundwa-
ter, water contamination, etc.
Designing user-friendly decision support sys-
tems to help assessing risks and develop
region-specifi c contingency plans
12.10.2
Interventions
12.10.2.1 Research and Development
Development of high productive horticultural
crops, namely, fruits, vegetables, aromatic and
medicinal plants, and spices and plantation
crops (e.g., coconut, areca nut, cashew, cocoa,
etc.)
Conducting research on risks to specifi c liveli-
hoods for understanding the changing nature
of risk due to climatic and non-climatic stresses
(e.g., changes in climatic variables, trade pat-
terns, market prices, etc., can guide farmers
regarding investments in specifi c crops)
Development of decision support system for
integrating market information to improve
production and trade of horticultural/dairying/
fi sheries products
Extending research on resource-conserving
technologies (RCT) in the domain of crop pro-
duction and livestock management
12.9.2.2 Technologies and Practices
Assessing availability of appropriate technol-
ogies and their backstopping support system
that has long-term effect on reduction of risk
mitigation
Use of crop-weather forecast models to aid
fi eld-based planning and operational activities
by both farmers and governing bodies
12.10
Livelihood Diversifi cation
12.10.2.2 Technologies and Practices
Penetration of technologies such as micro-
propagation; integrated nutrient, water, and
pest management; organic farming; and
immunodiagnostic techniques for detection of
diseases and to improve the productivity of
horticultural crops
Strengthening technologies and practices that
assist in food processing such as value addi-
tion and cold storage for horticulture/dairying/
fi sheries products
12.10.1
Key Issues
Mitigating
risks
by
supplementing
income
from off-farm activities
Crop diversifi cation
Crop-livestock-fi sheries farming system
Livelihood diversifi cation plays a major role
in providing options of supplementing income
from core agricultural activities through on-farm
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