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Agriculture is a major source of rural employment and plays a crucial role in the economic development of India. The State of Indian Agriculture examines the present scenario of Indian agriculture and studies the trends at national as well as state level. The overall objective of the book is to analyze the impact of climate change on Indian agriculture and its implications for food security. The book recommends strategies to enhance productivity and the adoption of climate-smart practices to promote sustainable agriculture, thereby ensuring food security in India. It argues that there is an urgent need for a holistic and strategic approach to mitigate the challenges of climate change.
Agro-Climatic Zones and Trends of Climatic Variables in India
Agro-Climatic Zones and Trends of Climatic Variables in India
We must face up to an inescapable reality: the challenges of sustainability simply overwhelm the adequacy of our responses. With some honorable exceptions, our responses are too few, too little, and too late.
—Kofi A. Annan
Introduction
Climate change has emerged as one of the major problems of the agriculture sector at both national and international levels. It is affecting the agriculture sector directly in terms of crop-specific productivity, soil fertility, biodiversity and national food security. Climatic variations such as occurrence of droughts and floods have a high impact on the agriculture sector of the economy as well as socio-economic conditions of the people of the nation. It is evident ...
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