IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRARIAN PRODUCTIVITY IN RELATION WITH SOCIO-ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY IN INDIA

Abstract

The research paper focuses upon the up-surging issues and problems that deals with the climate change on the agrarian production in India. In the present Indian economic scenario, the problems of climate change is complex and has phenomenal impact upon the human health, agricultural sector and its productive-ratio . Climate change and agricultural sector are mutually correlated as both issues are of global concern. Climate change is defined as “An average long term weather condition of a certain place, including temperature, rainfall and wind. Here, climate change refers to the change of climate attributed directly or indirectly to human activity which alters the composition of the global atmosphere and in addition to natural variability observed over comparable time-periods”.(United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC) 2011. Although, climate change plays a crucial role in the development of Indian economy as it largely  affects not only India’s Agriculture, Forestry, Agrarian production, Human capital and Land quality but also directly affects Imports and Exports, Foreign trade and Exchange, Environmental degradation and a wider portion of world population. Therefore, India’s agriculture productivity got highly affected by the climate change not only quality-wise but also quantity-wise i.e. in terms of production of crops & their nutritional-value. India is a land blessed by several types of climates, out of which one of the main determining season tends to be the  ‘Monsoon’. On an average, it provides 80% of the annual rainfall between 750-1500 mm across the country region. It  is regarded to be the most productive season for the  agrarian sector. This paper attempts to probe out the suggestions and measures to reduce the impact of climate change on the sustainability of agricultural sector, protecting the human health and socio-economic development of people  in India.