Climate sensitivity of crop yields in the former state of Andhra Pradesh, India

Padakandla, S.R. (2016) Climate sensitivity of crop yields in the former state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Ecological Indicators, 70. pp. 431-438.

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Abstract

Observed meteorological data demonstrates that temperature has increased by 0.74◦C in the last hundred years with the bulk of the warming occurring in the last 50 years. This paper examines the impact of climate change on five major crops in the former state of Andhra Pradesh using district level panel data for the period 1981–2010. Analysis of data shows that crop yields are significantly impacted by climate for rice, tobacco and groundnut. Crops grown in rabi are more susceptible to changes in climate than those in kharif, while drought crops like jowar are found to withstand changes in climate better than others.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Climate sensitivity, Agricultural impacts, Crop yields, India, Developing countries, Climate change
Author Affiliation: Institute of Management Technology, Hyderabad, India
Subjects: Crop Improvement
Divisions: General
Depositing User: Mr B Krishnamurthy
Date Deposited: 02 Sep 2016 09:35
Last Modified: 02 Sep 2016 09:35
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.06.008
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/14372

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