Climate Change and Agriculture: A Review Article with Special Reference to India

T. Jayaraman
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T. Jayaraman: Centre for Science, Technology and Society, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, tjayaraman@gmail.com.

Journal, 2011, vol. 1, issue 2, 16-78

Abstract: This paper provides an overview of climate change and agriculture, while paying some specific attention to the impact of climate change on Indian agriculture. This broad-brush account covers both the agronomic and economic aspects of the impact of climate change, as well as a critique of the methodologies used to estimate them. The paper ends with some comments on Indian agricultural policy in the era of climate change. An extended annotated bibliography provides a compendium of the likely impact of climate change on the yield and productivity of several major crops in India; on water-related parameters such as evaporation, water runoff and soil moisture; and on soil productivity, pests and crop diseases.

Keywords: climate change; Indian agriculture; yield gaps; semi-arid agriculture; adaptation; vulnerability; climate policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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