Building Resilience: Climate Adaptation Practices in Indian Rainfed Farming
摘要
Rainfed agriculture is a major sector of India's farming, sustaining 40% of the population and 65% of the livestock, while accounting for 40% of the nation's food grain output. This farming method, however, is fraught with challenges due to its dependence on the southwest monsoon, which spans from June to September and delivers about 80% of India's yearly rainfall. The success of the agricultural yield hinges on several monsoon-related factors: the precise arrival, its trajectory throughout the country, the volume of rain, and its spread over the monsoon months. Additionally, climate change-induced global warming is altering precipitation patterns, making the timely and adequate arrival of monsoon rains even more crucial for farmers to begin planting and to secure a prosperous harvest in the rainfed (Kharif) season.