Jat, R A and Craufurd, P Q and Sahrawat, K L and Wani, S P (2012) Climate change and resilient dryland systems: experiences of ICRISAT in Asia and Africa. Current Science, 102 (12). pp. 1650-1659. ISSN 0011-3891
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Abstract
The article reviews and summarizes the climate change mitigation and adaptation work undertaken by ICRISAT. The effects of climate change are already being experienced in several parts of the world. Even though the effects of climate change will be felt over all kinds of agricultural production systems, they will be more pronounced in dryland areas where agriculture is totally dependent on rainfall. Simulation output analyses reveal that crop yield will decrease due to climate change and variability in drylands, but this can be mitigated in large parts by the application of existing knowledge on crop, soil and water management, and by re-targeting and redeployment of the existing germplasms of the crops in the medium term (2010–2050). Integrated watershed management is an important tool to mitigate the climate change effects through soil conservation, improved water availability and other secondary benefits. Similarly, conservation agriculture practices under the integrated genetic and natural resources management strategy can help minimize the adverse effects of climate change on dryland agricultural productivity.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | UNSPECIFIED |
| CRP: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Climate change, drylands, resilience, watershed management. |
| Subjects: | Others > Climate Change |
| Depositing User: | Mr Siva Shankar |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Jun 2012 07:58 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Oct 2012 06:41 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/6020 |
| Official URL: | http://cs-test.ias.ac.in/cs/php/toc.php?vol=102&is... |
| Projects: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Acknowledgement: | Authors thank Dr Peter Cooper, Principal Scientist (retired), ICRISAT, Nairobi, Kenya for providing cooperation and guidance, and the two unknown reviewers for their useful suggestions that helped improve the article. |
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