Climate-Resilient Agriculture: Paving the Path to a Sustainable Future in India

Abstract

The climatic change is a fact that poses some real problems to Indian farming as it supports over fifty percent of the population. Seasonal variations in precipitation, temperature rise, and natural calamities are a menace to agricultural commodities and income of farmers. Following this, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) launched the program titled National Innovations on Climate Resilient about Agriculture (NICRA) that was to be focused on developing the technologies that were climate resilient and sharing them further. This paper dwells on the effectiveness of some of the NICRA interventions such as that of the drought type, the water harvesting and the zero tillage. Based on the different studies that have been carried out including the study conducted by Vardhan et al., the article brings out future knowledge regarding the differences between adopted and non-adopted villages, integrating role played by Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVKs) and socio-economic and bio-physical benefits of adopting climate-smart agriculture (CSA). General factors of inhibition on adoption have been identified in the study by way of lack of infrastructures, monetary challenges and bifurcated land. Some of the suggested recommendations include better extension services, financial support, engaging the population in technology diffusion and involvement of institutions. Overall, the article has managed to come up with a conclusion that scaling up of climate resilient agriculture as a national policy on the basis of pilot interventions is central to food production, income generation and ecological stability sustainability issues in a climate-vulnerable India.