Nearly 300,000 farmers across 38 districts of the state are practicing climate-resilient farming
Bihar is showing the path to future food security by promoting climate-resilient farming
Climate-resilient farming was launched in the state as a pilot project in 2019-20
Patna, April 20.
Concerns are being expressed worldwide about the dangers of climate change. This could pose a major threat to the food chain in the future. In this context, Bihar is rapidly preparing to address the threat of climate change. In this regard, climate-resilient farming is being promoted in the state. Climate-resilient farming has now been implemented in all districts of the state and its scope is continuously expanding.
The state government launched climate-resilient farming as a pilot project in 2019-20. Now, its positive results are beginning to be seen. Bihar is emerging as a role model in climate-resilient farming. 190 villages across all 38 districts of the state are setting an example by adopting climate-friendly farming. For this, demonstrations of 20 different crop rotations have been conducted in farmers’ fields under the supervision of scientists from Krishi Vigyan Kendras.
By 2019-25, a total of 2.63 lakh acres of land were cultivated for Kharif, Rabi, and Garma crops. Meanwhile, approximately 2.78 lakh beneficiaries have directly benefited from this experimental farming scheme. Land leveling has been carried out using laser land levelers on 12,807 acres, which has not only saved water but also significantly reduced production costs.
Nine types of coarse grains are being cultivated*
As part of efforts to promote climate-resilient agriculture, a total of nine types of coarse grains (jowar, bajra, ragi, sanwa, kodo, kutki, kangni, china, and browntop millet) were grown on 1,910 acres of land. Under the scheme, a total of 6.4 lakh farmers were trained and exposed to various methods from 2019 to 2025, enhancing their knowledge and encouraging them to adopt advanced and innovative practices.
As of 2025, under the Climate Resilient Agriculture Program, wheat has been sown using Happy Seeder on 1,892 acres of land in the state. Straw balers have generated 5,577 tons of straw bales. Approximately 10,978 acres of land have been managed using waste decomposers. At the same time, a reduction in burning of crop residue has been recorded in 17,387 acres.