The Indian Council of Agricultural Research has launched a scheme to take up strategic research and technology demonstration on climate resilient agricultural practices. The scheme covers research on adaptation and mitigation practices involving crops, livestock, fisheries and natural resource management.

The Scheme is being implemented with CRIDA, Hyderabad as Lead Institute under over all supervision of NRM Division of ICAR at 100 selected KVKs in different parts of the country

The NICRA Project activities of KVK Ahmednagar have started in March 2011 at Pimpri Nirmal Village Taluka-Rahata Dt. Ahmednagar which is a representative village of the Ahmednagar District having poor soil, water and other natural resources.

The project was inaugurated at the hands of Dr Ramchandra Sabale an eminent Agrimeteorologist on 26 March 2011.