Impact of Climate Change Adaptation on the Millet Crops: As a Climate Resilient and Sustainable Crops of Uttarakhand Himalaya
摘要
Millets are sustainable and climate resilient crop in Uttarakhand. Millets are important staple cereal crop for the poor which are known as “cereals of the poor”. These are very rich of nutrient, health conscious (low GI index), climate resilient crop and sustainable crop which have high efficiency in absorbing and utilizing carbon dioxide. Today, climate change has become a significant issue at the global level which has impact on major grain crops such as rice and wheat. Millets are adapted to high temperatures and little rainfall, are more resilient to climate change and millet crop cultivation has the potential to become a sustainable cereal crop. This paper focuses on impact of climate change adaptation on millet crops of Uttarakhand. The paper also describes how millets are climate resilient crops of Uttarakhand as a sustainable cereal crop. In this study compound annual growth rate (CAGR) has been calculated the area, production and productivity of the finger, barnyard and amaranth from 2000 to 2022 and these millets productivity ranking has been calculated by Kendall method. The main objectives of the study are identification of high yield productivity areas, examine of impacts of climate change and analyses of production and productivity of millet crops in different districts of Uttarakhand. Finger, barnyard and amaranth are major crops of Uttarakhand Himalaya in which finger has highest area, production and productivity from 2000 to 2022. The total CAGR of different millets is finger −1.24%, barnyard −1.05% and amaranth 8.15%. Uttarakashi, Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Deharadun (Hilly Area) and Champawat districts have high productivity ranking of Uttarakhand from 2000–2022. In this study the status of millet crops productivity from the time of formation of Uttarakhand till present (2022).