ICAR-indian agricultural research institute

Environment Science

Research Thrust

Climate change adaptation and mitigation
- To develop and disseminate adaptation technologies to enhance the resilience of agriculture to the current and future climatic risks.
- To develop technologies for C sequestration and mitigation of greenhouse gas emission.
- To assess the vulnerability of productivity and quality of crops to climate change.
- To develop decision support systems and policy guidelines for managing agriculture in climate change scenarios.
Environmental impact and mitigation
- To assess the impacts of soil, water and air pollution on agriculture and vice versa.
- To evaluate carbon, water and N footprints of agriculture in different agro-climatic zones.
- To develop strategies for mitigating pollution impacts on agriculture.
- To evaluate ecosystem services for conventional and emerging agricultural practices.
Nitrogen and carbon management
- To assess reactive N load in soil, water and air for climate change and environment management at regional scales.
- To develop, demonstrate and upscale site-specific improved N management technologies for higher efficiency and sustainability.
- To develop agri-residue management strategies for C sequestration and sustainable agriculture.
- To develop decision support systems and other tools for ‘on demand’ nutrient management.
Radio-ecological studies
To improve the storability and grain quality using gamma radiation.
To assess the crop sensitivity to gamma radiation under different environments.
Capacity building and policy formulation
- MSc and PhD programmes on Environmental Sciences.
- Training on environmental monitoring, climate change adaptation, GHG mitigation, N and C management, simulation modeling.
- Policy formulation for climate change adaptation, ecosystem services, low carbon agriculture and carbon trading.

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