08/09/2022 - Agriculture

KEY POINTS

·        While large parts of the country reel under floods, drought-like conditions stare at farmers in UP, West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand, which are among the top paddy-producing States.

·        A study by the Council for Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) has found that over 75 per cent of India’s districts are vulnerable to extreme climate.

·        Punjab takes about 5,400 litres of water to grow one kilogram of rice, five times as much as China uses, pointing to the State’s low water productivity.

·        That’s why 131 of the 148 blocks in the State are overexploited. About 15 lakh shallow tube wells dig deeper and deeper every year.

·        Brazil set an example and became the top producer of sugarcane and soybean without using fertilisers.

·        In India, a few States are already at the vanguard of this revolution. Sikkim is a 100 per cent organic State, and Andhra Pradesh aims at 100 per cent natural farming by 2027.

·        Support technology innovation and adoption to mechanise labour-intensive activities associated with sustainable agriculture practices.

·        Instead of input-based subsidies for fertiliser and power, incentivise outcomes such as annual nutrition output per hectare and enhanced ecosystem measures such as water conserved or desertification reversed.

·        Regular comparisons of outcomes amid climate change are important for safeguarding farm income, nutrition, food security and natural resources.

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