Essays about: "agriculture changes in climate in india"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words agriculture changes in climate in india.

1. 1. Climate change impacts on water resources of the Ganges : Suitable adaptation options for agriculture in the Indian-Himalayan region

   University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

   Author : Hedvig Winther; [2017]
   Keywords : Climate change; water flows; Indian-Himalayan region; Ganges; adaptation; hydro-climatic modelling; stakeholder participatory methods; Klimatförändringar; vattenflöden; Indiska Himalaya; Ganges; anpassning; hydroklimatisk modellering; intressentdeltagande metoder;

   Abstract : Climate change is affecting several environmental factors and together with socio-economic changes put high pressure on water resources. Climate change manifest itself through increasing temperatures and changes in precipitation patterns and intensities, with knock-on effects on hydrologically-relevant parameters such as water flows, evapotranspiration rates, glacial melt etcetera, all of which have already been observed in the recent past and are predicted to continue in the future. READ MORE

3. 2. Adapting small-scale agriculture to climate change - techniques for coping with increasing droughts in southern India

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

   Author : Felicia Olofsson; Johanna Tunlid; [2016]
   Keywords : Climate change adaptation; small-scale agriculture; dryland farming; crop and variety selection; sustainability; Agriculture and Food Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : A major consequence of climate change will be changes in precipitation. Both amount and distribution will be affected and the changes will vary greatly between different places on the globe. READ MORE

4. 3. Solarizing Indian agriculture by deploying solar irrigation pumps

   University essay from KTH/Energisystemanalys

   Author : Tobias Dylan Dekker; [2015]
   Keywords : solar pumps; India; Gujarat; Anand; IWMI; International Water Management Organisation; farmers; farm; farmer; agriculture; crop; water; grid; grid stability; solar;

   Abstract : Solar Irrigation Pumps (SIPs) are used to pump (ground and surface) water to irrigate farm lands. In a country with a historical mismatch of energy supply and demand, and almost 120 million families dependent on earnings from agriculture (Prachi Salve, 2014), SIPs offer great prospects. READ MORE

5. 4. Water management and water availability in a subwatershed,Tamil Nadu, India

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära

   Author : Marie Nordh Hagberg; [2012]
   Keywords : Rainwater harvesting; watershed management; Tamil Nadu;

   Abstract : India is a country with progressing technical and economical development, but the development is not evenly distributed. Farmers in the Indian rural areas are struggling. There are worries that climate changes could have a negative impact on agriculture. READ MORE

6. 5. Vegetation Change Detection in India Using MODIS Satellite Images

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

   Author : Sashikiran Maranganti; [2009]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Due to man made events and natural causes many regions are currently undergoing rapid and wide ranging changes in land cover globally including developing and developed countries. India is one of them where land use and land cover change are taking place at a rapid pace. READ MORE