ABSTRACT

Climate change due to global warming, which refers to the average increase in global temperature, has become a megatrend that will lead to significant global changes in the future. Agriculture is not only sensitive to climate change but also one of the major drivers for climate change. Understanding the weather changes over a period of time and adjusting the management practices towards achieving a better harvest are challenges to the growth of the agricultural sector as a whole. The climate sensitivity of agriculture is uncertain, as there is regional variation in rainfall, temperature, crops and cropping systems, soils and management practices. The inter-annual variations in temperature and precipitation were much higher than the predicted changes in temperature and precipitation. Crop losses may increase if the predicted climate change increases the climate variability. With low levels of technology, a wide range of pests, diseases and weeds, land degradation, unequal land distribution and rapid population growth, any impact on tropical agriculture will affect livelihood.