Incentives for climate resilient agriculture in India

Abstract

The ongoing climate talks at COP 26 recognized the interlinkages between agriculture and climate change. Agriculture is extremely vulnerable to climate change. The climate change and higher temperatures eventually reduce yields of some crops while encouraging weed and pest proliferation(Reddy et al., 2021). The high frequency of droughts rises the likelihood of crop failures and loss of incomes from livestock. If timely action is not taken, the natural resource degradation further reduces crop yields in India, which are already low compared to global averages. For instance, the productivity of rice in India is just 40% of the global average.