CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE : A ROAD MAP FOR ENSURING FOOD SECURITY IN INDIA

Authors

  • Dr. Ifsha Khurshid Assistant Professor, University Department of Economics, Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribagh

Keywords:

Climate Change, Sustainable agriculture, food security, water scarcity

Abstract

There is a massive chaos in nature that is termed as climate change and has been witnessed by nations worldwide in the form of frequent and random instances of cloud bursts, flash floods, flooding, landslides, earthquakes and erratic weather pattern. The brunt of this has to be faced by the whole mankind through major challenges related to food security, crop failure, drought, poor health and quality of life. All these instances are due to mismanaging and overburdening the resources and failing in maintaining the balance between need and greed by man in the process of development. The apparent change in climate is mostly caused by rapid increase in the emission of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The whole world is on a trajectory now to find out ways and means to adopt sustainable practices in almost all spheres of life. The most drastic and lethal outcome that the mankind has to face as a challenge will be food crisis and the severity of which will be intensified due to water shortage also. India will have to fight on various fronts, with huge population there lies a massive challenge of meeting the persistent increase in demand for food. On the other hand Indian agriculture is full of constrains like small and fragmented land holdings, poor technology and monsoon dependent farming. The excessive use of chemical fertilizer after green revolution has not only caused soil erosion but also led to depletion in water table and further addition in land, air and water pollution. We are now hit with the dual problem of managing high demand for food along with practicing the organic set up in farming and avoiding further damage to nature. In this study we will try to focus on such sustainable practices which will not only tackle the problem of food security in India but will also deal with sustainable agricultural practices keeping in mind the looming threat of climate change.

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Published

15-04-2023

How to Cite

Dr. Ifsha Khurshid. (2023). CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE : A ROAD MAP FOR ENSURING FOOD SECURITY IN INDIA. International Education and Research Journal (IERJ), 9(4). Retrieved from https://ierj.in/journal/index.php/ierj/article/view/2677

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