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Agriculture, Climate and Uttar Pradesh
• Leading in Agriculture Production
• 34.8% of state income (aprox.)
• Largest employment source
66% of total workers
• Direct employment to 35.5million population
• Small-Marginal-Landless Farmers : More than 90%
• 70 percent land under problem
• 2,50,000 ha gone for non-agri purposes in last 10 years
Agriculture- Climate
Largely weather dependent
Climate Change
• Change in volume, time and
pattern of rainfall
• Flash and Accidental floods
• Increasing dry spells during
monsoon
• Hot winds during winters
• Increasing water logging
periods
Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture
• Production and Livelihood
• Food Insecurity
• Decreasing bio-diversity
• Increasing Migration
• Fodder and Livestock, Pasture Land
• Gender Issues
Impacts
Approach
Adaptive
Capacities
Indigenous
Knowledge
Scientific
Know how
Agriculture & Livelihood
Sustainability
Agricultural Adaptation
Efforts towards Disaster Risk Reduction
Crop Management:
Crop Management: Space Management
Alternate Extension System
Community Efforts
Self-Managed Institutions helping
people to adapt
Efforts of Adaptation
Other Efforts
• Cost Benefit Analysis of Floods/ Drought
• Policy Research on Climate Change and
Adaptation
• Disaster Risk Reduction Programme
• Enhancing Livelihoods in Floods
• Food Security and Climate Change
• Documentation of indigenous knowledge
in floods and Drought
• Climate Change and Urban Resilience (ACCCRN)
R & D for developing appropriate crop varieties
Synergy of technical know how and local wisdom
Space for more local innovations
Providing capacity support and opportunities of developing
farmer trainers and farmer to farmer sharing and extension.
Involvement of women farmers in all the aspects of adaptive
agriculture
Policy Implications
Thanks!