The New Green Revolution: A Just Transition to Climate-Smart Crops
January 24, 2023
The agriculture sector is an integral part of India’s growth story. It employs 58 percent of the population and contributes 18 percent of the country’s GDP.1 It is responsible for both food and nutritional security and is key to efforts towards alleviating poverty and reducing inequality. In the first quarter of 2020, agriculture was the only sector that showed some growth (3.4 percent) when the economy contracted overall by a massive 23.4 percent.2 At the same time, agriculture contributes 16 percent of the total greenhouse gas emissions in the country, second only to the energy sector (See Figure 1).3
If India is aiming to transition to a green economy and achieve its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it will have to pay greater attention to the agricultural sector. Agriculture can yet prove to be a catalyst for India to achieve a standard of inclusive, green growth.
The ongoing farmers’ protests in the capital region have made it clear that among the imperatives in the country’s agriculture sector is addressing concerns about income support. Farmers are rejecting the three new farm bills primarily because of fears that their much-needed income support—in the form of Minimum Support Price (MSP)—would be rendered obsolete.4
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