Abstract:
The issue of climate change impact on agriculture and its mitigation through developing resiliency is of prime
importance to enhance farmers' income and livelihood security. A study was conducted in Odisha to find out contrast
in resilience of agriculture to climate change in coastal and non-coastal district. Agricultural scenario was studied
through a composite agricultural scenario index (ASI) during 2001 to 2014.The coastal district Balasore showed a
relatively better resilience in the years of climatic disasters maintaining the ASI value at a higher level as compared
to non-coastal district Khurda due to better agricultural and irrigation water resources scenario in Balasore district.
However, Balasore is more vulnerable than Khurda in all the seasons; vulnerability of Balasore and Khurda districts
is found highest in monsoon and pre-monsoon period, respectively. About 90 percent of sampled farm households
possess irrigated land in Balasore district and rainfed land in Khurda district. A remarkable dent in crop productivity
is seen during calamity years, which are more severe in Khurda district during heat waves and cyclone than Balasore
district, which faces a decline during cyclone and flood
