According to Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh, the programme is being taken up in 151 climatically-vulnerable districts across the country by taking one representative village in each district. The predominant climatic vulnerabilities addressed are drought, flood, cyclone, heat wave, cold wave, frost and hail storm.
The ICAR has conducted a climate change impact analysis on crop yields through various centres in different parts of the country using crop simulation models for 2020, 2050 and 2080. The results indicate variability in temperature and rainfall pattern with significant impacts on crop yields. These studies projected a reduction in yields of irrigated rice by about 4 per cent in 2020, 7 per cent in 2050 and 10 per cent in 2080.
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