Research Article
Climate Change in Context of Indian Agricultural Sector
| Anupam Khajuria* and N.H. Ravindranath | |
| Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India | |
| Corresponding Author : | Anupam Khajuria Centre for Sustainable Technologies Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 560012, India E-mail: khajuriaanu@gmail.com |
| Received March 28, 2011; Accepted May 18, 2012; Published May 21, 2012 | |
| Citation: Khajuria A, Ravindranath NH (2012) Climate Change in Context of Indian Agricultural Sector. J Earth Sci Climate Change 3:110. doi: 10.4172/2157-7617.1000110 | |
| Copyright: © 2012 Khajuria A, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | |
Abstract
Climate has played significant role in the economic development of India. India has tremendous reasons to be concerned about the impacts of climate change. Its large populous country depends on climate-sensitive sectors like agriculture and forestry for livelihoods. Agriculture is facing ecological and economical challenges. The major effects can be generalized as changes in the geographical limits to agriculture, changes in crop yields and impacts on agricultural system. Indian agriculture is particularly sensitive to climate change and variability. The purpose of this article is to understand the issue of impact and assesses the vulnerability of agriculture sector. A range of adaptation strategies make the opportunity to improve the agriculture management in the context of climate change for sustainable development towards the climate resilient pathways.
