Climate Change & Agriculture Sector
Human-induced
emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) including those from the
agriculture sector are considered to be the drivers of observed climate
change. While annual total GHG emissions from agriculture in 2010 are
estimated to be of the order of 10-12% of global anthropogenic emission,
the research conducted by the government indicates that agriculture in
India contributed to 18% of the total emissions of India in 2010. The
gases emitted from this sector are mainly methane (CH4) and Nitrous
Oxide (N2O).
As agriculture sector is the main source of food, reducing food loss and
waste leads to avoidance of unnecessary greenhouse gas emissions and
helps in mitigating climate change through better management of food
utilisation, distribution & sustainable lifestyle.
National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture launched in 2010 under
National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) addresses both mitigation
and adaptation to climate change through programmes such as System of
Rice Intensification (SRI) against conventional rice cultivation and
coverage of milch animals under Ration Balancing Programme. National
Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture has also been launched in
2011 to address both adaptation and mitigation in agriculture sector.
The National Food Security Act, 2013 promulgated by the government is
aimed at ensuring, inter alia, timely and efficient procurement and
distribution of food grains, building up and maintenance of food stocks,
their efficient storage, movement and delivery to the distributing
agencies and monitoring of production, stock and price levels of food
grains.
This information was given by Minister of State (Independent Charge) of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Anil Madhav Dave, in a
written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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