The Hindu Business Line : Climate change will have mixed impact on agriculture

“There is no country in the world that is as vulnerable, on many dimensions, to climate change as India is. This makes it imperative for us to have sound evidence-based assessments on the impact of climate change,” said the Environment Minister, Mr Jairam Ramesh.
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Crops such as irrigated rice and coconut would see an improvement in productivity, while the yields of maize, sorghum and apple would be impacted, the report said. Further, the warming may benefit the marine fisheries segment as certain species such as sardines and the Indian mackerel would see an improvement in yields. However, production of milk could be impacted due to the rising thermal humidity index leading to stress to the livestock, especially May and June.