Climate Resilient Agriculture: Adaptation and Mitigation Practices to Withstand Climate Shocks

A new digital platform, Atlas of Climate Adaptation in Indian Agriculture (ACASA-India), is launched to help farmers plan for climate challenges. It is developed by the ICAR-led National Agricultural Research and Extension System (NARES) in collaboration with Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA) –CIMMYT to support location-specific, data-driven adaptation planning.

Atlas of Climate Adaptation in Indian Agriculture :

Dimension	Key Details
ACASA-India	Digital platform to help farmers plan for climate challenges.
Developed by	Development by ICAR-led National Agricultural Research and Extension System (NARES) in collaboration with Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA) –CIMMYT.
ACASA-India: Use	Provides for insights to help government agencies determine future investment requirements for climate risk mitigation and scaling opportunities.
NICRA: Launched by	Established under Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
Year of launch	2011.
Objective	Enhancing resilience of Indian agriculture to climate change and vulnerability.
Core provision	Validating and demonstrating climate resilient technologies on farmer’s fields.
Climate Resilient Agriculture (CRA)	Refers to adopting adaptation and mitigation practices in agriculture to enhance system’s ability to withstand climate shocks and recover quickly.
Yield loss and GDP loss	Climate change can reduce yields by 4.5 to 9.0%, resulting in around 1.5% GDP loss per year.
Livelihood dependence	Around 57% of rural households depend on farming for income.
Rainfed area vulnerability	51% of India’s net sown area is rainfed and produces about 40% of food, making it highly sensitive to climate variability.
Food security	India faces increased issues of undernourishment, child malnutrition, and micronutrient deficiency.