Assessing the Implementation of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices: Key Findings and Policy Strategies
- Title
- Assessing the Implementation of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices: Key Findings and Policy Strategies
- Creator
- Dass, Shristi; Rajeshwari, U.R.
- Description
- Climate change poses a significant threat to global agriculture, jeopardizing food security and the livelihoods of millions. The agricultural sector's vulnerability is evident in altered precipitation patterns, rising temperatures and an increase in extreme weather events. This study examines climate smart agriculture (CSA) as an adaptive approach to boost productivity, enhance resilience and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Focusing on Chhattisgarh, India a region reliant on rain-fed agriculture this research assesses farmers' attitudes toward climate change and CSA adoption, identifying both challenges and opportunities. The findings reveal a mixed adoption of CSA practices, with preferences for water-smart, knowledge-smart and weather-smart technologies. Key barriers include economic constraints, insufficient awareness and limited government support. However, a high adoption rate (72.5%) of knowledge-smart practices, such as improved seed varieties, underscores the importance of agricultural institutions and information dissemination. The study recommends enhancing support for energy and carbon-smart technologies, improving access to agricultural insurance and bolstering knowledge-sharing initiatives. These insights offer valuable guidance for policymakers, agricultural extension services and farmers in promoting climate-resilient and sustainability in Chhattisgarh. 2025 - Kalpana Corporation.
- Source
- Indian Journal of Environmental Protection;Volume;45;Issue;6;pp.527-538
- Date
- 01-01-2025
- Publisher
- Kalpana Corporation
- Subject
- Adaptation; Climate change; Climate smart agriculture; Climate-smart technologies; Implementation of climate smart agriculture
- Coverage
- Dass S., CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Department of Economics, Karnataka, Bangalore, 560 029, India; Rajeshwari U.R., CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Department of Economics, Karnataka, Bangalore, 560 029, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library
- Relation
- ISSN: 2537141; CODEN: IJEPD
- Format
- online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Dass, Shristi; Rajeshwari, U.R., “Assessing the Implementation of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices: Key Findings and Policy Strategies,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed June 20, 2026, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/23774.