ECONOMIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON RAINFED AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY IN CENTRAL INDIA

P.K. AWASTHI¹, APOORWA TOMAR²*, N.K. RAGHUWANSHI^3
1Department of Agricultural Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh, India
²Department of Agricultural Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh, India
³Department of Agricultural Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, Jabalpur, 482004, Madhya Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : apoorwatomar931@gmail.com

Received : 28-10-2016     Accepted : 25-11-2016     Published : 30-11-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 58       Pages : 3257 - 3259
Int J Agr Sci 8.58 (2016):3257-3259

Keywords : Climate change, Natural disasters, Policy provisions, Coping mechanisms
Academic Editor : Dr H. N. Prasad, Dr Neetu Sharma, Rajashri Madishetti
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : The authors are grateful to Dr. J.K. Gupta, Associate Professor, MGCGVV, Chitrakoot, Satna (M.P.), for constant encouragement and support during the course of this study. They acknowledge the valuable and critical inputs of the anonymous referee, which enabled multi-fold improvement in the paper
Author Contribution : All authors contributed equally to the work. P.K. Awasthi designed experiments and wrote the manuscript, Apoorwa Tomar collected and analyzed data and N.K. Raghuwanshi gave technical support and conceptual advice. All authors discussed the results and imp

Climate change is one of the most formidable development challenges faced by humanity today; its consequences are global and intergenerational. Vulnerability to climate change and natural disasters has a strong linkage with poverty and has the potential to create multiple stresses over any regional growth trajectory. There is need to mitigate these adverse effects of climate change through the adoption of sustainable land management practices such as zero tillage appropriate use of fertilizers, improved water management. Adverse climate effects which are most negative threaten crop productivity, hence the need to adopt measures that are sustainable and emit less GHGs in crop production enterprise and policy provisions strengthened to address the challenges. In this backdrop the present paper attempts (I) To evaluate the impact of drought on the yield of crops. (II) To identify the extent of awareness and assess coping mechanism followed by the farmers to climate change. (III) To identify the factors influencing in decision making on the coping mechanism to mitigate the impact of climate change.