Climate Sensitivity and Crop Yields A study of Agro Climatic Zones in Andhra Pradesh

Abstract

newline quotNew lineAgriculture is one of the most prominent and inseparable sectors of the Indian economy and newlineplays a pivotal role in the shaping of course of the country as a whole. The Indian agriculture newlinegrowth pattern has been very diverse both at the state level and the intra state level. The newlineagrarian economy in Andhra Pradesh as in the rest of India is diverse and built on regional newlinevariations. The green revolution in the state was confined to resource rich areas and by passed newlinethe vast dry lands leading to even greater regional and social disparities. Climate change has newlinebeen one of the most important global environmental challenges facing humanity with newlineimplications on food production, natural ecosystems, freshwater supply and heath.quot newline