Barahnaja: A Climate Resilient Agriculture Practice
Deepak Kumar Meena*
Division of Agronomy, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi (110 012), India
Rakesh Dawar
Division of Agronomy, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi (110 012), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Barahnaja, Climate resilient, Crop diversification, Sustainability
Abstract
Stagnation in productivity of crops has been reported in input intensive agriculture. The vision of current agriculture is improvement in productivity by keeping sustainability and ecological aspects in mind. India is a land of agriculture and science and many of the traditional practices focus on the same. These practices have been lost or mainly restricted to the locals. One of such techniques is a system of crop diversification which involves the mixed cropping of 12 or more seed called as Barahnaja. It is mainly adopted in the hilly areas of Uttarakhand and found beneficial for locals, consumers as well as environment. This article aims to highlight the system of Barahnaja, along with its benefits and aspects related to climate smart agriculture. The vision of this excerpt is to spread awareness about the traditional practices of our ancestor and encourage the evolution of these practices as per the needs without damaging the true essence and purpose.
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