The most significant risks to agricultural sustainability are climate change and variability, which negatively influence farmer lives and agricultural output, particularly in emerging nations like India. Indian agriculture is especially vulnerable because the majority of farmers there are smallholders who depend on the monsoon, are subsistence farmers, and have inadequate coping strategies. Technologies for adaptation and mitigation to climate change and variability are crucial for increasing productivity, supporting resilience, and mitigating when it is practical. Options for adaptation and mitigation depend on the context, and technologies should be prioritized based on the biophysical environment and farmers resource endowments. The strategy is to maintain productivity under pressure and to increase output in ideal circumstances. The degree of yield improvement depends on the circumstances. The strategy is to maintain productivity under pressure and to increase output in ideal circumstances. Several mitigation technologies include Improved planting techniques, rice cultivation systems, In-situ moisture conservation, Water harvesting, Stress tolerant cultivars, Optimizing nutrient application, Soil carbon sequestration, Intercropping systems, Agroforestry systems and Agro–advisories are developed and the extent of mitigation is variable. To increase their acceptance, efforts will be made to popularize these technologies among farmers. Additionally, efforts must be made to incorporate cutting-edge technologies into the ongoing state and federal government development plans in order to reap the rewards of increased productivity and effective climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Keywords: Adaptation and mitigation, Agricultural sustainability, Agronomic interventions, Climate change, Indian agriculture.
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Porwal, M., & Verma, B. (2023). Agronomic Interventions for the Mitigation of Climate Change, Emrg. Trnd. Clim. Chng. 2(1), 27-39. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2583-4770.122
