Mitigation strategies to enhance carbon sink potential in climate vulnerable districts of Eastern India

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ID21792178
AuthorsK Sammi Reddy (Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture), Ch Srinivasarao (National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad, India), Cherukumalli Srinivasarao (0000-0003-0635-3141, National Academy of Agricultural Research Management), V Girija Veni (Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, corresponding author), J V N S Prasad (0000-0002-1324-3963, Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture), K L Sharma (Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture), K Sumanta (Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture), Ch Chandrasekhar (Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture), Jha Ratnesh Kumar (Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ghatkhed Amravati), Saroj Choudhary (0009-0004-7871-2574, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ghatkhed Amravati), S K Choudhary (KVK, Raghopur, Bihar, India), Deokaran Deokaran (KVK, Lalganj Po Village, Bihar, India), S K Mishra (0000-0003-0018-4172, KVK, Gram Nirman Mandal, Bihar, India), Nityanand Nityanand (Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ghatkhed Amravati), Shobha Rani (KVK, Gandhar, Bihar, India), V K Singh (0000-0002-5783-3551, KVK, P.O. Jainagar, Jharkhand, India), Varinderpal Singh, L K Das (KVK, Palamu Chainki, Jharkhand, India), Lalu Das (0000-0003-1523-9295), Arti Bin Ekka (KVK, BAU, Jharkhand, India), Sanjay Kumar (0000-0002-9239-2966, KVK, Vikas Bharti Bishunpur, Jharkhand, India), S Ranjay Kumar (KVK, Seed Multiplication Farm, Jharkhand, India), Biswas Sujan (North Bengal Agricultural University), Prabir Kumar Gangopadhyay (North Bengal Agricultural University), M Nilendu Jyoti (Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira), Ram Nagesh (KVK, ICAR-KVK, A&N Islands, India), F H Rahman (ATARI-Kolkata, Kolkata, India), Anjani Kumar (0000-0001-8920-6598, ATARI-Patna, Bihar, India), Shalini Singh (0000-0002-0652-4580), S S Singh (ATARI-Kolkata, Kolkata, India), Ajay Singh (0000-0002-1417-1033, Indian Council of Agricultural Research), A K Singh (0000-0003-4401-2145, Deputy Director General (Agricultural Extension), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India)
Year2021
Volume13
Issue4
Pages360-373
Publication date2021-04-21
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueClimate and Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1756-5529 • E-ISSN: 1756-5537
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17565529.2020.1780190
OpenAlexW3047793355
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited24

As per the commitment of COP-21, reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under various production systems without affecting productivity is one of the important challenges in addressing global warming. To address this, environmentally and economically efficient climate resilient management practices were identified under the National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) project and were implemented in the sixteen study villages of four districts of Eastern India. In this study, the GHG emissions in terms of C balance in tCO2eq due to the adoption of climate resilient practices in agriculture, livestock and forestry were estimated using the EX-ACT model that was developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN). EX-ACT tool was found to be an user-friendly and easy tool to assess the C balance in small areas with diverse climate and soil types. The findings of this study reveal that there is a sink due to the adoption of mitigation strategies (climate resilient management practices) in annuals, perennials and afforestration, while a source (emissions) was observed in irrigated rice, land use change and fertilizer use (inputs). When all the components were considered instead of a single component, the overall C balance in the study villages was found negative, suggesting a sink

Agricultural economics · Agriculture · Agroforestry · Business · Carbon sink · Climate change · Economics · Environmental protection · Environmental resource management · Geography · Global warming · Greenhouse gas · Natural resource economics · Climate change impacts on agriculture · Energy and Environment Impacts · Environmental Impact and Sustainability · Environmental Science · Ecology

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