?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F11710%2F&rft.title=Investment+Planning+to+Minimize+Climate+Risk+in+Agricultural+Production&rft.creator=Deb+Pal%2C+B&rft.creator=Shalander%2C+K&rft.creator=Patan%2C+E+K&rft.subject=Climate+Risk&rft.subject=Climate+Smart+Agriculture+(CSA)&rft.subject=Agriculture-Farming%2C+Production%2C+Technology%2C+Economics&rft.description=The+primary+aim+of+this+study+is+to+prioritize+investment+required+for+scaling+up+climate-smart+agriculture+(CSA)+technologies+across+different+districts+of+Telangana+state%2C+which+is+in+the+semi-arid+region+of+India.+First%2C+we+analysed+the+trade-offs+between+expected+agricultural+income+and+its+deviation+across+districts+under+drought+and+normal+weather+scenarios.+The+conventional+MOTAD+model+was+extended+with+various+climate-smart+technologies+to+assess+their+role+in+minimizing+the+trade-offs+under+various+weather+scenarios.+A+district-level+panel+dataset+on+cost+of+cultivation+and+crop+production+for+11+major+crops+under+six+different+climate-smart+technologies+and+farmers%E2%80%99+traditional+practices+(FTPs)+for+five+years+(2010-11+to+2014-15)+has+been+used.+The+dataset+comprised+a+collation+of+official+statistics+on+cost+of+cultivation%2C+focus+group+interviews+with+farmers+over+the+years%2C+and+data+from+experimental+plots+of+Regional+Agricultural+Research+Stations.+The+analysis+reveals+that+the+adoption+of+CSA+technologies+is+likely+to+reduce+production+risk+by+16%25+compared+to+FTPs+while+achieving+optimum+levels+of+crop+income.+Under+a+scenario+of+higher+probability+of+drought%2C+production+risk+is+likely+to+increase+by+12%25+in+the+state+under+FTPs%3B+the+adoption+of+CSA+technologies+could+reduce+the+risk+by+25%25.+The+study+suggests+increasing+investments+in+farm+ponds+and+un-puddled+machine+transplanting+in+rice+to+minimize+the+risk-return+trade-offs+under+a+higher+drought+frequency+scenario.+Finally%2C+the+study+generates+evidence+for+policymakers+to+make+informed+investment+decisions+on+CSA+in+order+to+enhance+farming+systems+resilience+across+districts+in+the+semi-arid+state+of+Telangana%2C+India.&rft.publisher=International+Food+Policy+Research+Institute+(IFPRI)&rft.date=2020-12&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F11710%2F1%2FCCAFS_Telangana%2520CSA%2520investment%2520planing%2520working%2520paper_IFPRI_ICRISAT.PDF&rft.identifier=++Deb+Pal%2C+B+and+Shalander%2C+K+and+Patan%2C+E+K++(2020)+Investment+Planning+to+Minimize+Climate+Risk+in+Agricultural+Production.++Discussion+Paper.+International+Food+Policy+Research+Institute+(IFPRI)%2C+India.+++++