Open AccessAgroforestry- A sustainable Tool for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
Author(s) -
Harish Kumar Sharma,
Dhirender Kumar,
Ludarmani,
K. S. Pant
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
agricultural reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-0741
pISSN - 0253-1496
DOI - 10.18805/ag.r-1924
Subject(s) - climate change , agriculture , productivity , livelihood , climate resilience , business , agroforestry , sustainability , psychological resilience , natural resource economics , environmental science , geography , population , soil fertility , resilience (materials science) , environmental resource management , economics , economic growth , ecology , biology , soil water , psychology , demography , archaeology , sociology , soil science , psychotherapist , physics , thermodynamics
According to WMO (World Meteorological Organization), 2018 was the fourth warmest year on record and average global temperature reached approximately 1°C above pre-industrial level portraying climate change. Changing weather had an impact on lives and sustainable development especially in developing countries. Agriculture is the human enterprise that is most vulnerable to climate change. Large percentage of the population of developing countries depends upon agriculture for their livelihoods. Agroforestry, is an age old management system practiced by farmers to provide shade, a steady supply of food throughout the year, arrest degradation and maintain soil fertility, diversify, increase and stabilize income sources, enhance use efficiency of soil nutrients, water and radiation and provide regular employment thereby increasing system resilience. Agroforestry, thus provides an example of a set of innovative practices designed to enhance productivity in a way that often contributes to climate change mitigation and can also strengthen system’s ability to cope with adverse impacts of changing climate conditions.