Climate Change

Climate change is making rainfall and temperatures less predictable for Indian farmers. Here are practical ways to reduce crop and income risks.

India’s below-normal September rainfall is raising concerns for kharif crops and the coming rabi season. Here is how weak monsoon rainfall can affect soil moisture, irrigation, livestock and…

Hot days are a visible climate risk, but rising night temperatures can also affect crops, livestock and farm productivity. Here is why warmer nights matter for Indian farmers.

India faces below-normal September rainfall after a 16 percent August deficit. Here is how El Niño and changing weather patterns could affect farmers and crop planning.

ICAR is training farmers to consider alternative crops and cropping plans as El Niño raises concerns about weather risks for Indian agriculture.

Banana farmers in Tamil Nadu are learning crop management practices to reduce possible losses from heat, rainfall changes and Super El Niño.

Farmers in Nagpur were trained to manage Congress grass, an invasive weed that can affect crops, livestock and farm productivity.

Haryana plans to manage 55 lakh tonnes of paddy residue in 2026 through in-situ treatment, biomass use, fodder and other measures to reduce stubble burning.

A weakening monsoon and rainfall deficit could put newly planted cotton, soybean, maize and pulse crops under moisture stress across parts of India.

Heatwaves are damaging crops, reducing milk production, and increasing irrigation stress across Indian farming regions during longer summers.