Philip Kuriachen, Alka Singh, D.R. Singh and Ranjit Kumar Paul
Abstract
The study attempts to estimate the impact of rising temperature on crop yields in Bundelkhand region of central India, using panel data from 1966-2017. An increase in minimum temperature by 10C was found reduce wheat, chickpea, mustard and linseed yields by 5.6%, 4.5%. 9.6% and 6.9% respectively. Crops yields were positively related with rainfall, and irrigation was found to be effective in counterbalancing the detrimental effects of warming in wheat and chickpea. The crop output loss index indicates that the districts of Jhansi and Hamirpur have recorded greater losses attributed to warming than the other districts in the region.