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Adaptive agriculture: The Indian ‘kisan’ needs help in becoming climate-resilient
Climate change has made agriculture in India an uncertain and risky proposition; we must adopt a holistic approach that makes crops resilient to climate change, and provides income support and a safety net against farm losses
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Adaptive agriculture: Technofixes won’t help make Indian farmers climate-resilient
The Project on Climate Resilient Agriculture (POCRA) has largely promoted chemical and input-intensive agriculture, which results in natural resource degradation and is thus unsustainable. Farmers find it difficult to adopt measures that require financial and technical support
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Adaptive agriculture: Why Indian farmers need to go organic & natural
Farmers prepare soil with organic fertiliser for wheat crop in Komic, Lahaul-Spiti, Himachal Pradesh.Organic and natural farming offer holistic benefits, help build climate resilience; yet upscaling has been slow
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Adaptive agriculture: How lengthy supply chains, poor value addition & lack of economies of scale impede Indian farmers’ journey to climate-resilience
A farmer holding tomatoes.Direct access to market is crucial to improve farmers’ income and thereby their resilience
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Adaptive agriculture: Why Indian farmers’ safety net must be bolstered to make them resilient
A farmer harvesting paddyCorrect crop loss estimation and relief amount determination are a concern. Robust data and records are lacking
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