Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience in Agriculture: Strategies for Sustainable Development in South Asia

Mar 17–19, 2025 Download .ics

| IFMR Graduate School of Business, KREA University, Sri City/Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India

The IFMR Graduate School of Business, Krea University, in collaboration with the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) and its Young Scholars Initiative (YSI) is organising a conference on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience in Agriculture: Strategies for Sustainable Development in South Asia

Conference Objectives

The conference aims to address the following key objectives:

  1. To explore climate change’s impact on South Asia’s agriculture.
  2. Discuss effective adaptation strategies at the farm and policy levels.
  3. To share knowledge and best practices on climate-smart agriculture.

Key Themes and Focus Areas

The conference will cover several key themes and focus areas to comprehensively address climate change adaptation and resilience in agriculture in South Asia:

Policy and Governance: Exploring national and regional policies, frameworks, and governance mechanisms that support climate adaptation in agriculture. This includes the role of government initiatives, public-private partnerships, and international cooperation.

Technological Innovations: Highlighting the latest technological advancements in precision agriculture, climate-smart practices, and data-driven farming techniques that enhance resilience and productivity.

Traditional Knowledge and Practices: Examining the role of indigenous knowledge and traditional agricultural practices in climate adaptation and how these can be integrated with modern innovations.

Financial Mechanisms and Insurance: Discuss financial tools, insurance schemes, and investment strategies that support smallholder farmers adopting climate-resilient practices.

Capacity Building and Extension Services: Addressing the importance of strengthening extension services, farmer training programs, and capacity-building initiatives to promote widespread adoption of adaptive strategies.

Sustainable Livelihoods and Gender: Focusing on the socio-economic aspects of climate adaptation, including the impact on livelihoods, gender equity, and the empowerment of marginalized communities.

Sustainable Development Goals and Climate-Smart Agriculture: Understanding climate-smart agricultural practices that promote sustainable development goals.


Organizing Committee:

  • Govindapuram Suresh, Assistant Professor, IFMR Graduate School of Business, Krea University | Organizer, INET-YSI
  • Dinamani Biswal, Organizer, INET-YSI | Assistant Professor, HSS, NIT Silchar
  • Sunanda Nair-Bidkar, Director, South Asia, INET
  • Christina Kujur, Organizer, INET-YSI
  • Bikram Barman, Coordinator, INET-YSI


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