Lok Sabha Question No. 3758 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: Impact of Global Warming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Umesh G. Jadhav, Prathap Simha, Sanganna Amarappa Karadi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3758

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST  DECEMBER, 2021

## IMPACT OF GLOBAL WARMING

3758.  DR. UMESH G. JADHAV: SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA: SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f"k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has recently released any report on the adverse impact of global warming on the agricultural production in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has also assessed the impact of global warming on the agriculture sector of the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the remedial measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

d`f"k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=h

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (d): Risk and vulnerability assessment of Indian Agriculture due to climate change was  undertaken  by  Indian Council of Agricultural Research  (ICAR)  taking  into consideration  the  emerging  conceptual  and  analytical  methods  along  with  relevant climatic  and  non-climatic  information.  It  contains  information  on  relative  position  of districts of the country in relation to climate change risk and various determinants viz., exposure, vulnerability and hazard, which is useful to the policy makers and research managers  for  prioritization  of  resources  related  to  climate  change  action  plans.  The document  titled  'Risk  and  Vulnerability  Assessment  of  Indian  Agriculture  to  Climate Change' was released in 2019 and the details are available at website: http://www.icarcrida.res.in

The  impact  of  global  warming  on  agriculture  was  also  assessed  under  ICARNICRA (National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture) project using integrated

simulation modelling framework. The results indicate that in the absence of adoption of adaptation measures, climate change projections are likely to reduce rainfed rice yields by 20% in 2050 and 47% in 2080 scenarios while, irrigated rice yields by 3.5% in 2050 and 5% in 2080 scenarios, wheat yield by 19.3% in 2050 and 40% in 2080 scenarios and kharif maize yields by 18 to 23% in 2050 and 2080 scenarios. Kharif groundnut yields are projected to be increased by 7% in 2050 scenario where as in 2080 scenario the yield is likely  to  decline  by  5%.  Future climates are likely to benefit chickpea with increase in productivity.

(e) National  Mission  for  Sustainable  Agriculture  (NMSA),  one  of  the  ten  Missions under National Action plan for Climate Change (NAPCC), aims to evolve and implement strategies to make Indian agriculture more resilient to the changing climate. NMSA includes programmatic interventions like Soil Health Card (SHC), Paramparagat Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY),  Mission  Organic  Value  Chain  Development  for  North Eastern  Region  (MOVCDNER),  Rainfed  Area  Development  (RAD),  National  Bamboo Mission  (NBM),  Sub-mission  on  Agro  Forestry  (SMAF)  and  Prime  Minister  Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY-PMDC).

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