For ‘climate smart’ agriculture

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Context

In the backdrop of the 2070 carbon neutrality target set by India at the CoP26 in Glasgow, the Union Budget for 2022-23 has listed “climate action” and “energy transition” as one of the four priorities for the Amrit Kaal.

Need for ‘Climate Smart’ Agriculture

Methane Emission- Agriculture contributes 73 per cent of the country’s methane emissions. Despite the country being the world’s third largest emitter of methane, India has kept away from the recent EU-US pledge to slash methane emissions by 30 per cent by 2030.
Intermittent flooding- There is scientific evidence that intermittent flooding reduces water and methane emissions but increases nitrous oxide emissions which is reckoned as 273 and 80-83 times more powerful than carbon dioxide in driving temperature increase in 20 years’.
Subsidy burden- Subsidy on power, fertilizers are not only increasing green house gas emission but also create financial burden on the government.

Challenges of Climate Smart Agriculture

Infrastructural Issues – Climate smart agriculture requires strong digital and technological infrastructure which is currently lacking in the country.
Digital Illiteracy – Most of the farmers are neither literate enough nor are digitally equipped to start climate smart agriculture.
Policy hurdles- There are various policy hurdles like lack of ground level data which creates hindrance in the implementation of climate smart agriculture.

Steps taken by the government

Technological equipments- In the recent budget, government talked about using drones for access the crop, accessing the land and also for sprinkling seeds and fertilizer.
KUSUM-Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahaabhiyan (KUSUM) is implemented for promoting solar farming. Through the scheme, farmers’ income levels are projected to see a sharp rise as they will be given an option to sell surplus power generated to the local power distribution companies (DISCOM).
Focus on Natural farming- Government is focusing on zero budget natural farming for promoting sustainable agriculture.

How can climate smart agriculture help in controlling climate change. Discuss

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