National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA)

NICRA is a flagship network project launched by ICAR in 2011 with four components: (1) strategic research on adaptation and mitigation, (2) technology demonstrations on farmers' fields, (3) sponsored and competitive research grants, and (4) capacity building of stakeholders. The project has conducted district-level risk and vulnerability assessments across India, identifying 310 climatically vulnerable districts. Location-specific climate-resilient technologies such as System of Rice Intensification (SRI), aerobic rice, direct seeding of rice (DSR), and zero-till wheat sowing are demonstrated through KVKs in Climate Resilient Villages.