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Climate Changes in India and Its Effect on

Agriculture: Aspects & Retrospects

Amit K Kashyap

Asst. Prof of law, Institute of law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, India

Email: amit1law@gmail.com

Abstract

India is vast country and very much

dependent on the traditional ways of

agriculture. Due to the ever expanding and

growing demands of the population there

have been changes in not only the agriculture

techniques but also in the industrial set up of

the country. As a result of which we find that

huge units are established within all parts of

country. This is done to meet out the

requirements of the 2nd largest population of

the world. With the pollution to all the

natural resources and the inordinate

activities of the people, the climate met with

drastic changes all over the country.

Although its effect is felt all over but

agriculture is that sector, which is affected

the most. As 58.4%i

of our total population is

directly dependent on the Agriculture and

this sector is contributing one fifth of the total

GDPii of the country along with that 10 % of

the export of the country comes from this

sectoriii, this becomes our utmost important

and imperative area to be considered. The

problem becomes very severe when we find

lot of upheaval here with the climate. There

are different aspects of the climate over

which we do not have any control but we can

eventually participate to make it contented.

The agriculture has given importance during

early years of the five year plans now it again

requires lot of concerted effects make it

sustainable. When we study carefully, we find

that if we move selectively to the traditional

way of farming with little mixing of the

technological advancements this problem

can be solved. There are instances in state of

Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat

where farmers have adopted techniques

useful to them with perfect blend of modern

means resulting into good agriculture yields

without climate assistance. Along with this

there is need of implementation of

sustainable techniques to be made familiar to

different part of the country which is being

taught in various agricultural Universities.

This can be done by necessary changes to

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existing syllabus of these universities. Here

we also have to make changes to the existing

methods adopted in farming to combat the

ever changing climatic moods.

KEY WORDS: Climatic Changes;

Sustainable agriculture; National Action

Plan; Traditional farming; Afforestation;

Economies of the Climate change.

INTRODUCTION:

Climate is the condition of the air, water, soil,

and flora and fauna at one location or area.

India is a huge land which is having varied

climate at different places. Climate is a blend

of the various factors like temperature,

weather, soil, humidity etc. It is a common

phenomenon that climate has to change. The

flexibility of the climate is there because of

the change in the sun rays coming to Earth.

Records have shown that in past also climate

has a tendency to change. It is more of the

natural occurrence. At the same time it is to

find out that climate change is an aspect

related with the development of the countries.

The threat of this climate change is due to

reason of the development tactics adopted by

the countries, which are developed, and those

which are in row of being developed. When

in the process of the development the

countries are taking the risk with the naturally

present resources we find that climate has to

change. This to assert that, it is an inevitable

process which no one can stop from

happening. With the development it becomes

necessary that there has to be utilization of

the available resources, with which the affect

on the climate is indispensable. There must

be development and growth and every one of

us has to pay for it. This may affect our

environment and climate adversely which we

have to bear. Today the sort of the climate

change we are talking is nothing but the effect

of the development policies adopted by the

different state government/s. Although much

has been result of the natural phenomenon

also, as this is an ever growing process.

Agriculture is a major sector which is paying

a large amount of revenue in India. A large

portion of the population is directly or

indirectly dependent on the agriculture.

Climate is directly affecting this sector and

that too adversely. That is to say one fifth of

the total GDP is coming from this sector only.

In India agriculture is given due attention and

thrust during initial five years plans.

Gradually population increased and at the

same time the pressure amplified on

government for the development. This led to

taking up of the agricultural land on one hand

and likewise it also hampered the climate and

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weather of the country. Hence in the era of

the late sixties and early eighties it become a

thing of major concern that where are we

heading, as our lands are delimited and the

climate has also not supported the same.

India being feeder of the second largest

population of the world has to think many

ways to protect its people from the condition

of starving and dying. Changing climatic

conditions have posed a great threat to all of

us. As a result of which farmers started

adopting methods which are more dependent

on the fertilizers that again has resulted into

the barrenness of the land. Agriculture is thus

affected the most and the out come could be

seen with the price of several commodities

rising to sky, as well as on the daily routine

of people. Hence it becomes imperative to

protect and preserve the same. Agriculture is

a matter of concern for the various reasons,

as this is the main means of livelihood for the

major portion of the country, giving large

portion of revenue and likewise it is also

paving way for the industrialization and

corporatization in the country. With the

distortions in the climate this part has also

being disturbed. This has resulted into scarce

rainfall and the depletion of the ground water.

Along with the lack of precipitation in the

weather is a natural outcome. Indian climate

is not only affecting its own population but at

the same time whole peninsula is being

affected. Lets find out ways which have

actually responsible for the distortions of the

Indian climate.

FACTORS WHICH MAKE CLIMATE

OF INDIA NEBULOUS:

There are certain factors at hand which have

made agriculture in India very cumbersome

and also make it hazy. This is not because of

one or two reasons but a lot of them are

actually responsible for that. First of all the

problem of deforestation which has taken the

excuse of the industrial development is

responsible for this. At some phase the

deforestation is required as we find that to

establish the industrial units the land is must.

Finding out possibility for a huge population

to get an abode also required that there must

be enough land. As an outcome of all this

requirements we find that forests have to be

cleaned up. But the adverse effect of this is

the change in the climatic conditions of that

place. There are examples in India of the

States like Gujarat and Rajasthan that have

converted into futile land because of mass

deforestation for sake of industrialization.