Weather based crop advisories for climate resilience : Crop management advisories through mobile phones yield positive results for groundnut farmers in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh

    Rao, A V R K and Dixit, S (2019) Weather based crop advisories for climate resilience : Crop management advisories through mobile phones yield positive results for groundnut farmers in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. Ecologic. pp. 1-4.

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    Abstract

    Global warming is likely to reach 1.5°C between 2030 and 2052, if it continues to increase at the current rate, as per the report released in October 2018 by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Climate related risks for natural and human systems are higher for global warming of 1.5°C than at present. Global atmospheric concentration of CO2 has increased from preindustrial level of 280 parts per million (ppm) to 409 ppm in December 2018. Studies show that climate change in India is real and it is one of the major challenges faced by Indian agriculture, more so in the semi-arid tropics (SAT) of the country. ICRISAT under the National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) project, quantified the changes in areas under different climates in India and their study indicated increase in the semi-arid areas in the country...

    Item Type: Article
    Divisions: Research Program : Asia
    CRP: UNSPECIFIED
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Crop management advisories, mobile phones, groundnut farmers, Andhra Pradesh, Weather based crop advisories, climate change, climate information, climate advisory services, climate resilience, crop advisories
    Subjects: Others > Andhra Pradesh
    Others > Crop Yield
    Mandate crops > Groundnut
    Others > Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
    Others > Indian Agriculture
    Others > Information and Communications Technology
    Depositing User: Mr Ramesh K
    Date Deposited: 22 Aug 2019 10:40
    Last Modified: 22 Aug 2019 10:40
    URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/11266
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    Projects: UNSPECIFIED
    Funders: UNSPECIFIED
    Acknowledgement: The authors acknowledge the support received from all the partners and particularly the farmers who are now showing interest in climate smart agriculture options and to register their mobile phone numbers for receiving weather-based sowing and crop management advisories.
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