Sapkota, T.B. and Aryal, J.P. and Khatri-Chhetri, A. and Shirsath, P.B. and etl, .
(2018)
Identifying high-yield low-emission pathways for the cereal
production in South Asia.
Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 23 (4).
pp. 621-641.
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Abstract
Increasing agricultural production to meet the growing demand for food whilst
reducing agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is the major challenge under the
changing climate. To develop long-term policies that address these challenges, strategies are
needed to identify high-yield low-emission pathways for particular agricultural production
systems. In this paper, we used bio-physical and socio-economic models to analyze the impact
of different management practices on crop yield and emissions in two contrasting agricultural
production systems of the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) of India. The result revealed the
importance of considering both management and socio-economic factors in the development
of high-yield low-emission pathways for cereal production systems. Nitrogen use rate and
frequency of application, tillage and residue management and manure application significantly
affected GHG emissions from the cereal systems. In addition, various socio-economic factors
such as gender, level of education, training on climate change adaptation and mitigation and
access to information significantly influenced the adoption of technologies contributing to
high-yield low-emission pathways. We discussed the policy implications of these findings in
the context of food security and climate change.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Greenhouse gas emissions,Climate change,Cereal systems, High-yield lowemission
pathway |
| Author Affiliation: |
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), NASC complex, New Delhi 110012, India |
| Subjects: |
Plant Production |
| Divisions: |
General |
| Depositing User: |
Mr T L Gautham
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| Date Deposited: |
31 May 2018 10:40 |
| Last Modified: |
31 May 2018 10:40 |
| URI: |
http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/15435 |
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