The major concerns of NRM Division are low farm productivity profitability, land degradation, low water productivity, soil health deterioration low nutrient use efficiency, abiotic stresses including climatic aberrations and loss of tree cover deterioration in ecosystem services. To address these issues, the Division has set following priority areas of research:
- Land Resource Inventory, Characterization Agricultural Land Use Planning (NBSSLUP, Nagpur)
- Integrated Water Management Waste Water Utilization(IIWM, Bhubaneswar, CSSRI, Karnal)
- Nutrient and Bio-waste Management(IISS, Bhopal)
- Management of Problematic Soils – Saline, Alkaline, Acid and Waterlogged Soils(CSSRI, Karnal, IISS, Bhopal)
- Soil and Water Conservation- Participatory Watershed Management (IISWC, Dehradun)
- Crop Diversification(IIFSR Modipuram, CRIDA, Hyderabad)
- Organic Farming(NOFRI, Tadong, Sikkim, IIFSR Modipuram)
- Mainstreaming Rainfed /Dryland Farming and Agricultural Disaster Management (CRIDA, Hyderabad)
- Climate Resilient Agriculture and abiotic stress management(CRIDA, Hyderabad, NIASM, BaramatiCSSRI, Karnal)
- Agroforestry Management (CAFRI, Jhansi)
- Weed Management(DWR, Jabalpur)
- Development of Integrated Farming Systems (IIFSR Modipram, ICAR- RCNEH, Barapani, CCARI Goa, ICAR RCER Patna, CRIDA Hyderabad and NRCIF, Piprakothi, Motihari, Bihar)
- Arid Land Management and Solar Farming (CAZRI, Jodhpur)
- Conservation Agriculture and Resource Conservation Technologies(ICAR RCER Patna, CRIDA Hyderabad, IIFSR Modipram, CSSRI, Karnal)
- Hill Agriculture(ICAR RCNEH, BarapaniIISWC, Dehradun)
- Coastal Agriculture (CSSRI, Karnal, CCARI, Goa)
- Nano Technology (IISS, Bhopal)
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