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08/09/2022 - Agriculture

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September 08, 2022

Climate crisis threatens food security. In this context, discuss how challenging it is for agriculture to survive climate change? (200 words)

Refer – Business Line

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IAS Parliament 2 years

KEY POINTS

·        While large parts of the country reel under floods, drought-like conditions stare at farmers in UP, West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand, which are among the top paddy-producing States.

·        A study by the Council for Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) has found that over 75 per cent of India’s districts are vulnerable to extreme climate.

·        Punjab takes about 5,400 litres of water to grow one kilogram of rice, five times as much as China uses, pointing to the State’s low water productivity.

·        That’s why 131 of the 148 blocks in the State are overexploited. About 15 lakh shallow tube wells dig deeper and deeper every year.

·        Brazil set an example and became the top producer of sugarcane and soybean without using fertilisers.

·        In India, a few States are already at the vanguard of this revolution. Sikkim is a 100 per cent organic State, and Andhra Pradesh aims at 100 per cent natural farming by 2027.

·        Support technology innovation and adoption to mechanise labour-intensive activities associated with sustainable agriculture practices.

·        Instead of input-based subsidies for fertiliser and power, incentivise outcomes such as annual nutrition output per hectare and enhanced ecosystem measures such as water conserved or desertification reversed.

·        Regular comparisons of outcomes amid climate change are important for safeguarding farm income, nutrition, food security and natural resources.

PANDI SANTHOSH RAJA S 2 years

Kindly review

IAS Parliament 2 years

Good attempt. Keep Writing.

Ramithaa 2 years

Kindly review 

IAS Parliament 2 years

Try to mention about agriculture productivity and inflation and bring coherence in the answer. Keep Writing.

Aravind R 2 years

Kindly review this mam/sir

IAS Parliament 2 years

Try to mention about agriculture productivity and inflation. Keep Writing.

K. V. A 2 years

Pls review

IAS Parliament 2 years

Try to mention about agriculture productivity and inflation. Keep Writing.

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