NEW DELHI: Despite the fact that abrupt climate changes and other challenges are becoming more common, the government has not proposed the development of a National Agriculture Disaster Management Scheme, the Parliament was informed on Friday.

"However, under Sections 36/37 of the Disaster Management Act of 2005, every Ministry/Department is required to prepare a Disaster Management Plan. As a result, the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DAFW) has developed a National Agriculture Disaster Management Plan (NADMP) that incorporates key aspects of disaster risk reduction that address climate change adaptation and sustainable development goals in the agriculture sector "Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, told the Rajya Sabha.

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research has launched the 'National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture' flagship network project, which aims to conduct strategic research on adaptation and mitigation, demonstrate technologies on farmers' fields, and raise awareness among farmers and other stakeholders.

Climate smart technologies developed with farmers in risk assessment and adaptation techniques in 151 clusters covering 446 villages, with a footprint of 2,13,421 households on 2,35,874 hectares, capacity building programmes involving 5.15 lakh people in the field of climate resilient agriculture, and promotion of climate smart agriculture, said Tomar.

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