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Climate change and resilient dryland systems: experiences of ICRISAT in Asia and Africa

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Title Climate change and resilient dryland systems: experiences of ICRISAT in Asia and Africa
 
Creator Jat, Ram A.
 
Contributor Craufurd, Peter
Sahrawat, Kanwar Lal
Wani, Suhas
 
Description The article reviews and summarizes the climate change mitigation and adaptation work undertaken by ICRISAT. The effects of climate
change are already being experienced in several parts of the world. Even though the effects of climate change will be felt over all kinds
of agricultural production systems, they will be more pronounced in dryland areas where agriculture is totally dependent on rainfall.
Simulation output analyses reveal that crop yield will decrease due to climate change and variability in drylands, but this can be
mitigated in large parts by the application of existing knowledge on crop, soil and water management, and by retargeting
and
redeployment of the existing germplasms of the crops in the medium term (2010–2050). Integrated watershed management is an
important tool to mitigate the climate change effects through soil conservation, improved water availability and other secondary
benefits. Similarly, conservation agriculture practices under the integrated genetic and natural resources management strategy can help
minimize the adverse effects of climate change on dryland agricultural productivity.
 
Date 2012-06-25
2017-02-10T16:27:43Z
2017-02-10T16:27:43Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/6020
https://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/download/hash/x2SUJswI
Ram A. Jat, Peter Craufurd, Kanwar Lal Sahrawat, Suhas Wani. (25/6/2012). Climate change and resilient dryland systems: experiences of ICRISAT in Asia and Africa. current science, 102 (12), pp. 1650-1659.
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/5682
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Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-4.0
 
Format PDF
 
Publisher Indian Academy of Sciences
 
Source current science;102 (12),(2012) Pagination 1650,1659