Cultivating Resilience: A Policy Brief for Adapting Bihar’s Rice-Wheat Systems to Climate Uncertainty

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dc.creatorSamaddar, Arindam
dc.creatorMunshi, Sugandha
dc.creatorSrivastava, Amit
dc.creatorPatil, Vikram
dc.creatorPeramaiyan, Panneerselvam
dc.creatorKumar, Virender
dc.date2025-11
dc.date2025-12-10T08:25:06Z
dc.date2025-12-10T08:25:06Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T04:14:44Z
dc.descriptionKey Messages for Decision-Makers • Climate change is a "threat multiplier" in Bihar. Erratic rainfall is not a standalone problem; it exacerbates deep-seated vulnerabilities in irrigation, finance, and market access, pushing smallholder farmers into a cycle of risk and debt. • A farmer's ability to adapt is determined by access to resources, not just knowledge. While farmers know the ideal time to plant, resource-poor and tenant farmers face delays of up to 50 days due to a lack of irrigation, directly impacting yields and income. • Women are on the frontlines of both vulnerability and innovation. Bearing the double burden of farm work and climate stress, especially in migrant households, women farmers are also leading community-based adaptation through Self-Help Groups (SHGs). • Existing advisory systems are failing the most vulnerable. Information on weather and farming practices is not timely, localized, or delivered in accessible formats, creating a critical information gap. Face-to-face meetings and SHG networks are the most trusted channels, not digital tools alone. • Empowering Women's Self-Help Groups (SHGs) is the most strategic pathway to resilience. JEEVIKA SHGs have already proven to be effective hubs for finance, mechanization, and information dissemination, offering a ready-made, trusted platform for scaling up solutions.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/178685
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/26390
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Rice Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceSamaddar, Arindam, Sugandha Munshi, Amit Srivastava, Vikram Patil, Panneerselvam Peramaiyan, and Virender Kumar (2025). Cultivating Resilience: A Policy Brief for Adapting Bihar’s Rice-Wheat Systems to Climate Uncertainty. CGIAR Science Program on Sustainable Farming: International Rice Research Institute. 7 p.
dc.subjectclimate adaptation
dc.subjectresilience
dc.subjectrice
dc.subjectwheat
dc.subjectcropping systems
dc.subjectintercropping
dc.subjectwomen's participation
dc.subjectpolicies
dc.titleCultivating Resilience: A Policy Brief for Adapting Bihar’s Rice-Wheat Systems to Climate Uncertainty
dc.typeBrief

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