Impact of Climate Change on Production of Crops

Impact of Climate Change on Production of Crops

There have been extreme weather events in the recent past including extended dry period, flood, hailstorm, cyclonic rains and wind etc. As such, these extreme weather events affect production of many farmers. As per foodgrains estimates, there was no adverse impact on total foodgrain production in the country during 2018-19. The production of foodgrain was 285.21 million tonne in 2018-19 which was higher by 0.20 million tonne, as compared to 285.01 million tonne in 2017-18. 
Government takes various steps to compensate the loss suffered by the farmers, viz;
(i) State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF)/ National Disaster response Fund (NDRF), the extant norms, inter-alia, provide for assistance to the farmers in the form of agriculture input subsidy (where crop loss is 33% and above) for damage caused to all types agriculture and horticulture cropped areas due to the noticed natural calamities.  These are Rs. 6,800/- per hectare for rainfed crops, Rs. 13,500/- per hectare for irrigated crops, subject to minimum assistance not less Rs.1000/- and restricted to sown areas and Rs.18,000/- per hectare for all type of perennial crops, subject to minimum assistance not less than Rs.2,000/- and restricted to sown areas, where crop loss is more than 33% and above.  Further, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) is implemented to claim the loss incurred due natural calamities by the farmers.
(ii) Besides, to mitigate & manage the crop losses, ICAR- Central Research Institute of Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA) Hyderabad in collaboration with State Agriculture Universities has prepared crop contingency plan for 650 districts in the country to sustain agriculture production in the eventuality of any sudden change in weather. Besides, the multi departments of various Ministries are meeting every week to review crop condition, rainfall situation, status of water storage and input availability in the states. Based on the Crop Weather Watch Report advisories are being issued to the States/ Union Territories for implementation of contingency plans.
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Rajya Sabha today.