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Can climate smart agriculture help India cope with droughts?

This study found that mainstreaming climate adaptation practices/strategies helped farmers build resilience against droughts by increasing production, and raising incomes and livelihood opportunities equitably.

Josily Samuel

Rama Rao

Posted on 28 Apr, 2024 10:19 AM

Climate related natural disasters and agriculture in India

Climate related natural disasters are predicted to threaten crop productivity and thereby food security in the future in India where the damage would be severe with more than 50 percent people being directly dependent on agriculture and with about 43 percent of cultivated lands being rainfed.

Climate resilient agriculture to cope with droughts. Image for representation purposes only. (Image Source: India Water Portal)

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