Natural Capital and Climate Smart Agriculture

About the authors

Preface

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 -- Natural Capital in India: An Overview of Trends and Status of Natural Capital Stock

1.1. Natural Capital: A Brief History

1.2. Natural Capital: Indian Context

1.3. Agricultural Land Holdings

1.4. Forest And Fisheries

1.5. Renewable Energy

1.6. Coal And Minerals

1.7. Natural Capital: Issues Of Sustainability

CHAPTER 2 -- Measurement of Economic Damages of Climate Change Without Suitable Adaptation Strategies

2.1. Introduction

2.2. Implications of Climate Change Vulnerability to Agriculture

2.3. Climate Change in Developing Countries: Indian Context

2.4. Impact of Climate Change on Agricultural Sector: A Case Study

2.5. Methodological Issues

2.6. Impact of Climate Change on Net Revenue

2.7. Impact of Climate Change on Crop Yields

2.8. Mapping Districts in the Scale of Climate Change Vulnerability

2.9. Adaptation Measures Essential to Deal with Climate Change

CHAPTER 3 -- An Overview of Government Policies and Strategies on Climate Smart Agriculture in India

3.1. Introduction

3.2. Adaptation vs Adoption

3.3. Climate Smart Agriculture in India

3.4. The Empirical Literature on the Adoption of CSA Practices and its Determinants

3.5. Access to Extension Services

3.6. Socioeconomic Characteristics

3.7. Experience/Perception of Climate Change

3.8. Attitude and Behaviour towards Risk

3.9. Farm Characteristics

CHAPTER 4--Incentives and barriers in adoption of climate-smart agriculture: Role of government and non-government organization to scale up CSA

4.1. Socio-economic Vulnerability and Climate Smart Agriculture

4.2. Materials and Methods

4.3. Description of the Variable

4.4. Results and Discussion

4.5. The Broader Context

CHAPTER 5 -- Role of Gender in Adopting Climate Smart Agriculture Practices

5.1. Women at the Forefront of Climate Effect

5.2. Evidence on Effects of Climate Change on Gender

5.3. Methodology

5.4. Livelihood and Food Security Issues

5.5. Exposure to Climate Hazards and Impact on the Livelihood

CHAPTER 6 -- The Impact of CSA Technology Adoption on Natural Capital

6.1. Introduction

6.2. Natural Capital and Its Interaction with Agriculture and Climate Change

6.3. Integration of Climate-Smart Agriculture and Natural Capital

6.4 Some effective CSA techniques and their impact

6.5. Case Studies: Implementation of CSA and Its Benefits

6.6. Climate Finance for Conserving Natural Capital in India

6.7. National Policy and Programs for CSA and Natural Capital Conservation

6.8. Policy and Institutional Barriers to CSA and Natural Capital Conservation

6.9. Conclusion

CHAPTER 7 - Impact of CSA Practices on Household Income and Agricultural Yield

7.1 Introduction

7.2. Materials and Methods

7.3 Results and Discussion

7.4 Discussion

7.5 Conclusion and Policy Implication

CHAPTER 8 -- Forest Ecosystems in India and Linkage to Agricultural Sustainability

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Complementarity Between Forest Ecosystem and Sustainable Agriculture: The Linkages

8.3 Preservation of the Indian Forest Ecosystem: Assessing Conservation Efforts

8.4 The Legislation on Forest Conservation and Forest Ecosystem

8.5. Conclusion