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Impact of climate change on agriculture in Indo-Gangetic Plains of India

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Title Impact of climate change on agriculture in Indo-Gangetic Plains of India
 
Creator Nalini Ranjan Kumar
Abdulla
Shilpi Kapoor
N P Singh
G K Jha
S K Srivastava
 
Subject Climate change
crop yields
Indo-Gangetic Plains
yield projection
2040
2050
2080
 
Description The agriculture sector is highly vulnerable and sensitive to climatic variations. This study estimates the impact of climate change on the yields of both rabi and kharif crops in the Indo-Gangetic Plains of India. The projected impact on the crop yields under RCP 4.5 climatic scenario has revealed that by 2050 and 2080, the yields of paddy would decline by 24.23 per cent and 30.48 per cent; of maize by 10.09 per cent and 12.51 per cent; of pearl millet by 0.5 per cent and 1.43 per cent; of wheat by 6.06 per cent and 7.43 per cent; of sugarcane by 2.35 per cent and 2.96 per cent, respectively. On the other hand, the yields of chickpea, rapeseed & mustard and cotton would show an increase by 5.55 per cent and 6.52 per cent; 0.75 per cent and 1.31 per cent; and 3.69 per cent and 5.44 per cent, respectively by 2050 and 2080. The study has recommended the development of appropriate adaptation strategies including suitable crop mix to mitigate the negative impact of climate change as well as would ensure food security for the increasing population of India.
 
Publisher Agricultural Economics Research Association (India)
 
Date 2024-08-08
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/AERR/article/view/154834
 
Source Agricultural Economics Research Review; Vol. 37 No. 1 (2024): Agricultural Economics Research Review; 47-58
0974-0279
0971-3441
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/AERR/article/view/154834/55418