Climate Change and Agriculture India: Studies from Selected River Basins in Bloomington, MN

This book provides an overview of climate change in India using river basin data and analytical and econometric methods. It,
first
, makes a quantitative assessment of how climate change affects agricultural and food production systems;
second
, predicts how these systems may respond to climate change; and
third
, suggests adaptation measures and strategies to improve the income of farmers, increase production, save water and conserve environment.The work will be greatly useful to policy-makers, researchers and teachers of agricultural economics, environmental studies and economics and development studies as also to research organizations dealing with climate modelling and resource management.