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VOL. 7, ISSUE 4 (2025)
Off-season vegetable cultivation in Diara lands: a climate-resilient strategy for sustainable livelihoods among marginal farmers of India
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Ritoban Pandit, Arindam Das, Anwesha Das, Sudeshna Sarkar, Manas Kumar Pandit
Abstract
Increasing threats posed by climate change and
weather vagaries, marginal and smallholder farmers in India face soaring
unpredictability in their traditional farming systems. Riverbed or diara land
cultivation has emerged as a climate-resilient, low-input indigenous practice
that offers an adaptive solution for off-season vegetable production.
Off-season riverbed vegetable cultivation in India, with a particular focus on
its relevance to climate change adaptation and sustainable livelihood support
for marginal farmers is a dire need of the hour to escalate farmers’ income and
uplift their standard of living. This review explores the ecological,
agronomic, and socio-economic dimensions of riverbed farming, particularly
focusing on cucurbitaceous crops. These systems anchor natural landforms
coupled with traditional knowledge to enhance income, reduce climate
vulnerability, and conserve agrobiodiversity highlighting how the continuous
selection and seed-saving practices of local communities contribute to crop adaptability
and genetic diversity, emerging as a valuable resource for sustainable
livelihood enhancement in climate-vulnerable regions.
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Pages:18-23
How to cite this article:
Ritoban Pandit, Arindam Das, Anwesha Das, Sudeshna Sarkar, Manas Kumar Pandit "Off-season vegetable cultivation in Diara lands: a climate-resilient strategy for sustainable livelihoods among marginal farmers of India". International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Vol 7, Issue 4, 2025, Pages 18-23
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