Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture and Food Security

This paper takes a broader view and explores the multiple effects that global warming and climate change could have on food production and food security. Dealing with climate change would require strengthening the resilience of farmers and rural people and help them adapt to the impact of climate change. The research hence looks into how adaptation can go hand-in-hand with mitigation and how these measures can be integrated into the overall development approaches and agenda. To understand the inter-linkages, the paper follows “Pressure-Impact-Response Framework” in order to analyse interrelationship between climate change and food security, and ways to deal with the new threat. At the same time, it is important to assess inter-linkages between ecosystem services and food production and how ecosystem based adaptation will add to food security. The study adds to the understanding of the impact of climate change on agriculture and produces a listing of adaptation and mitigation strategies to make agriculture sustainable on the face of global warming and improve livelihoods of farmers. [ICRIER Policy Series No. 16] [URL: http://www.icrier.org/pdf/Policy_Series_No_16.pdf ]