Climate Smart Agriculture: Point to be noted

Agriculture not only vulnerable to the the impacts of climate change, but also the major contributor and responsible for 14 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. But agriculture has the potential to be an important part of the solution, through mitigation (reducing and/or removing) a significant amount of global emissions. Some 70 percent of this mitigation potential could be realized in developing countries. FAO states that to achieve food security and agricultural development goals, adaptation to climate change and lower emission intensities per output will be necessary.

In this blog we are pointing some of the major topics that has to be consider to minimize the GHGs and climate change effects. 

What is climate change?

1. Agriculture’s contribution to climate change
2. The contribution of farm animals to global greenhouse gas emissions
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Water management

1.  Alternate wetting and drying in paddy
2.  Laser levelling
3. Micro-irrigation systems
4. Mulching
5. SRI/Direct seeding



A farmer from Khairahani Chitwan, Nepal
broadcasting urea with herbicides.
Picture: Subas Adhikari

6. Rainwater harvesting

Nitrogen management

1. Neem-coated urea
2.  Deep placement of fertiliser
3. INM/Bio fertilisers
4. Leaf colour charts for precision application
5. Site specific nutrient management
6. Crop rotations with legumes

Carbon management

1. Mixed farming for rainfed systems
2. Avoiding residue burning
3. Minimum tillage

Seeds

1. Seeds of new  floods tolerant varieties
2. Seeds of new drought tolerant varieties
3. Seeds of new heat tolerant varieties

Cattle feed/fodder

1.  Fodder/cattle feed
2.  Digestible species
3. Storage- silage
4.  Urea enriched
5.  Biogas

Insurance

1. Insurance
2. Rainfall insurance
3. Temperature insurance
4.  Crop insurance

Knowledge management

1. Weather forecasts and ICT systems