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El Nino Effect on Climatic Variability and Crop Production A Case Study for Andhra Pradesh

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Title El Nino Effect on Climatic Variability and Crop Production A Case Study for Andhra Pradesh
El Nino Effect on Climatic Variability and Crop Production A Case Study for Andhra Pradesh
 
Creator ICAR_CRIDA_AICRPAM
 
Subject Climatic Variability,Crop Production
 
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Though agriculture is the backbone of India’s economy, the
contribution from farm sector is declining constantly from 57 per cent
in 1950-51 to 17.2 per cent in 2008-09. This decline will have a direct
impact on the employment opportunities and livelihoods in rural areas.
National food security in the backdrop of climate change is a concern
for everyone in the society. Extreme weather conditions such as floods,
droughts, heat and cold waves, cyclones and hail storms cause huge
losses to crop production, but even more subtle fluctuations in weather
during critical phases of crop can also have a substantial impact on the
ultimate yields. Some of these fluctuations may go unnoticed on a
regional scale but the science of Agricultural Meteorology has
established that the performance of southwest monsoon in the country
has a tele link with El Niño phenomenon. Thus information on the
anticipated fluctuations in both monsoon rainfall and the resultant
agricultural production prior to the start of the growing season has
wider implications for decision making at the farm and policy levels.
Regional scenarios anticipated in the event of El Niño help the state
administration to mobilize resources and inputs like seeds, fertilizers
etc. Therefore an attempt has been made to examine the possibility of
using El Niño factor as a signal for climatic variability which can help
in moderating any likely adverse effects on crop production with better
planning and management. I sincerely hope that there is an urgent need
to carry out analogous studies for all those regions where the impact of
climatic variability on crop production is significant.
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Date 2020-01-17T08:22:11Z
2020-01-17T08:22:11Z
2011-11-01
 
Type Technical Report
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/30709
 
Language English
 
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Publisher ICAR_CRIDA_AICPRAM_NICRA