ABSTRACT
Climate change is looming large towards humanity in the coming decades. Agriculture also produces signi- cant effects on climate change as a possible contributor of greenhouse gasses to the atmosphere and as an industry that is highly sensitive to climatic changes. Climate is signicant in the distribution, productivity and security of food. There should be a realisation that climate is both a resource to be managed wisely and a hazard to be dealt with. Thus, a portfolio of assets to prepare for climate change is needed. This chapter discusses in global detail,
Manure management 37 Bio energy 37
1.7 Co-benets and trade-offs of mitigation options 38 1.8 Adaptation 40 1.9 Agricultural GHG mitigation potential 41 1.10 Agricultural GHG mitigation economic potential 44 1.11 Barriers and opportunities/implementation issues 44
Maxi mum storage 45 Revers ibility 45 Baseline 45 Uncer tainty 45 Displace ment of emissions 45 Trans action costs 45 Measure ment and monitoring costs 46 Property rights 46 Other barriers 46
1.12 Strategy recommendations 47 Efcient developmental policies and
programmes 47 Higher investments 47 Reinvig orate research and extension
programmes 47 Efcient data collection, dissemination
and analysis 48 Agri cultural adaptations in international climate
negotiation process 48 Climate change adaptation and food security are
interrelated 48 Encour age and support community-based
adaptation strategies 48 1.13 Conclusion 48 References 49
with special reference to India, the contribution of agriculture towards climate change, its implication, abatement, trade-off, adaptation and adjustment with barriers and policy recommendations towards achieving climatesmart agriculture.
