Semester VII
Climate Resilient Agriculture
EC 4113 · 4 (3+1) credit hours
Syllabus
Topic-wise syllabus
Elective course. Students choose five electives in Semester VII.
Theory
17 topics · 40 lectures
| No. | Topic | Lectures |
|---|---|---|
| Unit I | ||
| 1 | Climate change and impacts of climate change on agriculture and food security | 2 |
| 2 | Crop productivity under different climate change scenarios including extreme events such as drought, flood, pest and disease outbreak etc. | 3 |
| 3 | Basics of adaptation and mitigation in the agricultural sectors | 2 |
| 4 | Analyzing and assessing climate vulnerability to identify vulnerable sectors and possible adaptation options in agriculture | 3 |
| 5 | Assessing biophysical and socio-economic impacts on agricultural sector | 2 |
| 6 | Risk assessment strategies, preparedness for weather and climate risks in agriculture | 2 |
| Unit II | ||
| 7 | Application of geospatial tools and techniques for sustainable agriculture | 2 |
| 8 | Climate resilient agriculture (CRA): concept, scope and importance with special reference to India | 2 |
| 9 | Climate resilient technologies for enhancing crop productivity and sustainability | 2 |
| 10 | Role of weather and climatic information, agro-advisories, ICTs and simulation models | 3 |
| 11 | Climate resilient agronomic practices: crop/cultivar selection, crop diversification/ crop mixtures | 3 |
| 12 | Water management practices: rain water harvesting, micro-irrigation, deficit irrigation and drainage management | 2 |
| Unit III | ||
| 13 | Organic/natural farming, integrated farming systems (IFS); site specific nutrient management (SSNM) | 2 |
| 14 | Conservation agriculture technologies to build soil organic carbon, harnessing microbial biodiversity, biomass recycling | 3 |
| 15 | Use of renewable sources of energy; climate resilient pest-disease management strategies | 2 |
| 16 | Breeding strategies for development of climate change resilient crops and varieties, Development of biotic and abiotic stress | 2 |
| 17 | Tolerant/resistant cultivars under changed climatic scenarios including extreme weather events | 3 |
Practical
10 topics
| No. | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Acquaintance with meteorological instruments including AWS |
| 2 | Statistical techniques to study trend of climatic parameters |
| 3 | Analysis of extreme weather events using non-parametric tests |
| 4 | Building climate change scenarios under different futuristic emission of GHGs |
| 5 | Designing strategies to mitigate the effect of climate change using climate resilient crops/cultivars |
| 6 | Climate resilient technologies and manipulation of cropping patterns |
| 7 | Acquaintance with ICTs for effective dissemination of local weather information and agro-advisories |
| 8 | Analyzing carbon sequestration potential of different agro-ecosystems |
| 9 | Designing climate smart village model considering the availability of resources |
| 10 | Awareness programme on climate change and climate resilient agriculture among farming community |
Study material
Notes
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