Climate sensitivity of major crops yield in Telangana state, India

Rajeshwar Moulkar and Dayakar Peddi

Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 2024, vol. 29, issue 4, 2023-2040

Abstract: The study analyzed the historical functional relationship between weather change and crops yield in Telangana state. This study uses 42 years of district-level data of three crops-viz., rice, maize, and groundnut. The estimated Panel-Corrected Standard Error (PCSE) model results found that the impact of weather variables on crops yield are season specific and varies across crops in Telangana. Crops yield, in both Kharif and Rabi seasons, are more sensitive to average maximum temperature (TMax), average minimum temperature (TMin) and rainfall variables. Non-weather variables including fertilizer, irrigation and labor significantly influence crops yield in the state and played role in neutralizing the effects of weather variables. Further, the influence of weather-related variables on crops yield differs on different growth phases of the crops across seasons in Telangana. The study findings clarify the idiosyncratic climatic impacts on agriculture in Telangana and call for location and season-specific adaptation policies to minimize future climatic stress.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/13547860.2023.2230007

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