Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture and Its Allied Sectors: An Overview

Abstract

Global climate change is one of the rising international issues of modern civilization. It has impacted the way of living of each and every organism. The agricultural sector is one such highly impaired sector that has been affected by climate change. With the rise of atmospheric temperature, soil conditions get worsened; the normal physiology of plants has also changed, ultimately resulting in lesser yield as compared to yield potential yield. The agricultural sector has a significant impact on the Economy of the country. The reduction in yield due to climate change has resulted in a decrease in monetary return. The impaired quality of the product in terms of nutrients, minerals, antioxidants, and other biochemical content has induced various diseases and deficiencies in plants and animals. The plant becomes highly susceptible to pests and pathogens. Other allied sectors like animal husbandry, fishery, poultry etc., also get affected due to the changes in weather parameters. Climate change has a clear and profound impact on the food web, health and Economy of every living being on the Earth. Researches and experiments should be conducted to find out future trends and mitigation techniques to cope with global climate change.