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Impact of Climate Change on Indian Agriculture: An Agro-Climatic Zone Level Estimation

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Title Impact of Climate Change on Indian Agriculture: An Agro-Climatic Zone Level Estimation
Impact of Climate Change on Indian Agriculture: An Agro-Climatic Zone Level Estimation
 
Creator Naveen P Singh1 , Surendra Singh2 and Bhawna Anand2
 
Subject major kharif and rabi crops, across agro-climatic
 
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Climate variations have significant impact on
agriculture production and farm livelihoods especially
in India, with diverse agro-climatic settings. Several
studies in the past have attempted to analyse the
variability/trend in meteorological variables and the
consequent impact of climate change on crop yields in
the country. A rising trend has been observed in both
minimum and maximum temperatures over the past
decades (Kothawale and Rupa Kumar, 2005; Kothawale
et al., 2010; Birthal et al., 2014; Rao et al., 2014; Mondal
et al., 2015). However, there are no clear long-term
evidences for rainfall variations at the national level
(Kumar et al., 2010; Jayaraman and Murari, 2014)
but, regional analysis reveals a changing pattern of
precipitation (Goswami et al., 2006, Jain and Kumar,
2012, Mallya et al., 2016). Moreover, under different
climate scenarios several studies that examined the
impact of change in rainfall and temperatures on crop
yields indicate a decline in rice, wheat and maize in
the country (Mall et al., 2006; Auffhammer et al.,
2012, Gupta et al., 2014). For instance, Guiteras (2009)
predicted reduction in major crop yields in India by
4.5 to 9 percent over the period 2010-2039 and by
25 percent in the long-run (2070-2099) without any
long-run adaptations. In their study Kumar et al.
(2014b) projected that climate change will reduce
wheat yield in the range of 6 to 23 percent by 2050 and
15 to 25 percent by 2080 in India. Further, towards
2100, rice yield will be lower by 15 percent and wheat
yield by 22 percent (Birthal et al., 2014).
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Date 2021-07-20T09:32:39Z
2021-07-20T09:32:39Z
2015-10-28
 
Type Technical Report
 
Identifier Not Available
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/49171
 
Language English
 
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Publisher NICRA