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APSC Answer Writing (Daily) based on Assam Tribune – 25/4/2025

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📝 Mains Question (GS Paper 3 – Agriculture | Climate Change | Governance)

“Climate-resilient agriculture is not a luxury but a necessity in the face of growing ecological uncertainty.”
Critically analyze Assam’s initiative to establish a Climate-Resilient Agriculture Fund. Discuss the importance of such efforts for agrarian sustainability in Northeast India.

✅ Model Answer

🔹 Introduction

Climate change is no longer a distant threat but a lived reality, especially for agrarian states like Assam, where floods, droughts, and crop failures have become seasonal concerns. In this context, Assam’s decision to create a dedicated ₹100 crore Climate-Resilient Agriculture Fund marks a significant policy step toward aligning agriculture with climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction.

🔹 Why Assam Needs Climate-Resilient Farming

Challenge	Impact
Flood–Drought Duality	Barak and Brahmaputra valleys see alternating floods and dry spells
Declining Paddy Yield	Unpredictable rainfall and soil degradation affecting Sali and Boro crops
Labour Migration	Small farmers abandoning farming due to losses
Food Security Risk	Increased dependence on food imports from other states

🔹 Key Components of Assam’s Climate-Resilient Agriculture Plan

Intervention	Description
Climate-Proof Seeds	Promote varieties like Swarna Sub1 (flood-tolerant rice)
Integrated Farming Systems	Mix of rice-fish-duck, horticulture, agroforestry
Water Efficiency	Subsidy for micro-irrigation, solar pumps, and farm ponds
FPO Involvement	Use Farmer Producer Organisations to spread awareness and scale adoption
Digital Advisory	Mobile-based weather alerts, soil health cards, and pest control tips

🔹 Significance for Assam and Northeast India

Builds resilience against crop loss and income shocks
Encourages return to agriculture through profitability
Promotes low-input farming suited to hill and tribal ecosystems
Enhances carbon sequestration through agroforestry and wetland restoration
Strengthens climate justice for vulnerable farming communities

🔹 Challenges to Effective Implementation

Challenge	Explanation
Capacity Deficit	Lack of trained agri-extension staff at block and panchayat level
Fragmented Landholdings	Limits adoption of irrigation and mechanized techniques
Monitoring Gaps	No real-time tracking of fund usage or survival rate of plantations
Awareness Deficit	Farmers often unaware of new seeds or practices
Lack of Market Linkage	Without price assurance, diversification may fail

🔹 Way Forward

Institutionalize Climate Plans at District Level
- Prepare District Agro-Climatic Action Plans with KVKs and FPOs
Community-Led Monitoring
- Use SHGs, Gaon Panchayats to verify fund utilization and crop outcomes
Digital Farmer Tools
- Roll out AI-powered crop advisory apps with voice-based interfaces in Assamese/Bodo
Climate-Linked Crop Insurance
- Promote area-based insurance schemes with faster claim settlement
Partnerships with Research Institutes
- Collaborate with ICAR, IIT-Guwahati, and IARI for innovation in NE-specific crops

🔹 Conclusion

Assam’s corpus for climate-resilient farming represents a paradigm shift from relief to resilience. But success will depend on bottom-up planning, real-time implementation, and integration of traditional knowledge with new science. In the Northeast, such reforms are not only ecological imperatives but also socio-economic lifelines.

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