Lok Sabha Question No. 5270 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-27
Subject: Impact of Climate Change on Agricultural Production
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5270

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  27 TH  MARCH, 2018

## IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION

5270.     SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE      ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has initiated special measures to address the impact of climate change on agricultural production;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the Central and State-level schemes for farmers both for mitigation and adaptation to climate change?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान  कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã  ½ãñâ  Àã·¾ã  ½ãâ¨ããè (  SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) to (c): Yes,  Madam.  The  Government  is  implementing  National  Mission  for Sustainable  Agriculture  (NMSA),  which  is  one  of  the  eight  Missions  under  National Action  Plan  on  Climate  Change  which  was  launched  in  2010.  Climate  resilient interventions  have  been  embedded  and  mainstreamed  into  Missions/  Programmes/ Schemes  of  Ministry  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare  through  a  process  of restructuring and convergence. NMSA as a programmatic intervention aims at making agriculture more productive, sustainable, remunerative and climate resilient by promoting  location  specific  integrated/composite  farming  system;  soil  and  moisture conservation measures;  comprehensive  soil health management;  effective water management practices and mainstreaming rainfed technologies. 623 District Agricultural Contingency Plans (DACP) have been prepared to  advice the  States for  undertaking suitable coping mechanisms to minimize the crop losses due to climatic aberrations.

Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  initiated  a  network  project  on National  Innovations  in  Climate  Resilient  Agriculture  (NICRA)  in  2011  aiming  at enhancing climate resilience of Indian agriculture through strategic research, technology demonstration, capacity building and sponsored/ competitive grant projects. The research on adaptation and mitigation covers crops, livestock, fisheries and natural resource management.

National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) outlines a number of steps to advance India's development and climate change related objectives of adaptation and mitigation. 32 States and Union Territories have prepared State Action Plan on Climate Change consistent  with  objectives  of  NAPCC,  highlighting  State  and  Sector  specific issues relating to climate change.

Under the Central Sector Scheme - Climate Change Action Plan of Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change, the Government releases grant for State Action Plans  on  Climate  Change  including  capacity  building  of  State  and  Union  Territories (UTs).  The  Government  is  also  implementing  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  -  National Adaptation  Fund  on  Climate  Change  (NAFCC)  to  assist  National  and  State  level adaptation measures in areas that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change.

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