Agricultureclimatechange 12653912333212 Phpapp01
Agricultureclimatechange 12653912333212 Phpapp01
Agricultureclimatechange 12653912333212 Phpapp01
CLIMATE CHANGE
BY:
SHAILESH TELANG
M.Sc- Environment Management
FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
UNIVERSITY,Dehradun
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Indirect effects
Soil Fertility
Irrigation
availability
Pest
Flood & droughts
Socio economic
Policy
Trade
Farmers response
Human interventions
Adaptation strategies
Mitigation strategies
Review
Sinha and Swaminathan (1991) showed that an increase of 2 oC in
temperature could decrease the rice yield by about 0.75 ton/ha in the
high yield areas; and a 0.5oC increase in winter temperature would
reduce wheat yield by 0.45 ton/ha.
Saseendran et al. (2000) showed that for every one degree rise in
temperature the decline in rice yield would be about 6%.
: 1.14 Billion
: 18.6 % (2005)
Map of India.com)
Area under Agriculture
(Source:
: 1 to5 ha
The study found that increases in temperature (by about 2C) reduced
potential grain yields in most places.
Source: IARI.
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Production , Mtons
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Source: IARI
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Source: Greenpeace
Source:
Agricultures role in
mitigating climate change
There are several adaptation measures that the agricultural sector
can undertake to cope with future climate change.
These include:
Changing planting dates;
Planting different varieties or crop species;
Development and promotion of alternative crops;
Developing new drought and heat-resistant varieties;
Improved crop residue and weed management;
More use of water harvesting techniques,
Better pest and disease control for crops;
Implementing new or improving existing irrigation systems
(Reducing water leakage, soil moisture conservation - mulching)
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Protecting the soil: If we continue to treat our soil like dirt, one of the
most precious resources of humankind is under serious threat.
Industrial agriculture degrades the soil and leaches it of all its
nutrients, resulting in a soil that has one of the lowest carbon
contents. By increasing the carbon content through a variety of
measures such as cover crops, agricultural soils can be turned into
carbon sinks and can greatly reduce agricultures contribution to
climate change.
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CONCLUSION
The climate change will have impact on agriculture, and
agriculture is the livelihood and most of the Indian population is
dependent on it. The country should set up a National Food
Security Board, to be headed by the Prime Minister, and establish
at least 50 huge modern storages to build stocks of food grains
to counter any emergency. He finally stressed the adoption of
alternative crops to suit different weather models, a strategy that
may help immensely in times of poor monsoon.
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Thank you
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