CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE (CSA)
Poor adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) in south asia: nature climate change journal
CSA is a set of agricultural practices and technologies which aims to
- boosts productivity (E.g. precision farming, smart crops etc.)
- enhances resilence (E.g. zero budget natural farming , agroforestry etc.) and
- reduces greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions (E.g. zero tillage , permaculture , organic farming etc.)
Reasons for low adoption:
- Weak organisational capacities : lack of access to extension services, limited integration to rural markets etc.
- inadequate targeted incentives : less incentives is given to CSA techniques in comparison to chemical fertilisers, pesticides etc.
- limited post- adoption follow-up -: less priority is given to evaluation and monitoring of the CSA technique.
- inequities in information dissemination: farmers with more wealth and greater social networks are often prioritised for CSA demonstrations and provisioning.
Ways to promote CSA
- capacity building : through awareness, training for officials,extension workers,and farmers.
- incentives to farmers: support the enhancement of existing eco-friendly (such as mulching. crop rotation) and sustainable indigenous technologies.
- collaborative approach: forge international /regional partnerships for implementing intiatives like youth for green and climate -resilient agriculture programme (YCRA) of food and agriculture organization.
- other: promoting private capital investment , micro-level policies,etc.
Major initiatives for CSA in india
- National mission for sustainable agriculture (NMSA)
- one of the missions under the national action plan on climate change (NAPCC).
- national innovations in climate resilient agriculture ' (NICRA)
- pradhan mantri krishi sinchayee yojna (PMSKY)
- Paramparagat krishi vikas yojna (PKVY)
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