Half of India’s districts are vulnerable to climate change, says ICAR

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According to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)'s analysis, out of 310 districts identified as vulnerable, 109 districts have been categorized as 'very high' and 201 districts as 'highly' vulnerable.

"DACPs for these 651 districts have also been prepared to address weather aberrations and recommending location specific climate resilient crops and varieties and management practices," said Thakur.

As part of efforts to enhance the resilience and adaptive capacity of farmers, the government has introduced the concept of "Climate Resilient Villages" (CRVs) under the NICRA project. Demonstrations of location-specific climate-resilient technologies have been carried out in 448 CRVs spread across 151 climatically vulnerable districts in 28 states and Union Territories, encouraging farmers to adopt sustainable practices.

Additionally, several government schemes under the National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) have been launched to address adverse climatic conditions affecting the agriculture sector. These include initiatives such as Per Drop More Crop, Rainfed Area Development, the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture, Agroforestry and the National Bamboo Mission, the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, and the Restructured Weather-Based Crop Insurance Scheme.

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