CONTENTS
Title of the Topic Resource Faculty Page No’s Prof /Dr/Shri/Smt Impact of climate change on rainfed agriculture – an overview B.Venkateswarlu 1-7
GHG emissions and Carbon foot print for Indian Agriculture 8-17 Ch. Srinivas Rao
Contingency crop planning to meet Weather aberrations 18-26 Md.Osman
27-29 Climate change & Food security SR Voleti, DRR
Carbon Finance Mechanisms in Agriculture 30-37 JVNS. Prasad
Managing sustainable horticultural production in a changing 38-47 N.N.Reddy climate scenario Response of rainfed crops to climate change 48-53 M.Vanaja
Trends in climate based pest forecasting systems 54-61 Y.G.Prasad
Use of agro advisories at field level during weather related 62-67 D. RajiReddy contingency ANGRAU
Role of conservation agriculture to mitigate adverse effects of 68-84 climate change K.L.Sharma
Weather insurance based climatic risk management in rainfed 85-93 crops VUM.Rao
Impacts of climate change on plant pathogens and adaptation 94-97 S.Desai strategies Energy efficient interventions in agriculture to minimize GHG 98-108 emissions I.Srinivas
Drought management measures in field crops V. Maruthi 109-113
Local Solutions to Cope With Climate Change Effects On 114-122 Rainfed Agriculture: Innovative NRM Interventions S. Dixit
CDM opportunities in livestock sector D.B.V.Ramana 123-131
Assessment of social and economical consequences of climate C.A. Rama Rao 132-137 change 6
Title of the Topic Resource Faculty Page No’s Prof /Dr/Shri/Smt Farmers knowledge, perception and adaptation measures 138-139 towards climate variability K. Ravi Shankar
Conservation agriculture - Scope in rainfed areas 140-145 G. Prathibha
Impact of Elevated Carbon dioxide ond temperature on Insect- 146-152 M.Srinivasa Rao Plant Interactions
Climate Change Vulnerability assessment using crop models A.V.M. Subba Rao 153-157
Ecological Farming as a Mitigation Strategy For Changing 158-165 Climate P. Ramesh, DOR
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Model Training Course on “Impact of Climate Change in Rainfed Agriculture and Adaptation Strategies” November 22-29, 2011, CRIDA , Hyderabad RAINFED AGRICULTURE IN INDIA: ISSUES IN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER B. Venkateswarlu, Director, Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture Santoshnagar, Hyderabad – 500 059
Abstract Indian economy is mainly dependent on agriculture, which contributes 21 per cent of the country’s GDP and 60 per cent of the employment. Rainfed agriculture occupies 67 percent net sown area, contributing 44 percent of food grains and supporting 40 percent Page | 1 of the population. In view of the growing demand for food grains in the country, there is a need to increase the productivity of rainfed areas from the current 1 t ha 1 to 2 t ha 1 in the next two decades. The quality of natural resources in the rainfed ecosystem is gradually declining due to over exploitation. Rainfed areas suffer from bio physical and socio economic constraints affecting the productivity of crops and livestock. In this context a number of economically viable rainfed technologies have been discussed. These include soil and rainwater conservation measures, efficient crops and cropping systems matching to the growing season, suitable implements for timely sowing and saving of labour, integrated nutrient and pest management (INM and IPM). To provide stability to farm income during drought