Climate Resilient Agriculture (CRA): Major Initiatives
About Climate Resilient Agriculture (CRA)
- Climate-resilient agriculture (CRA) is an approach that includes sustainably using existing natural resources through crop and livestock production systems to achieve long-term higher productivity and farm incomes under climate variabilities.
Strategies and Technologies for CRA
Gene Editing
- Gene editing refers to precision DNA modifications at specific genomic locations, resulting in the knockout or reduction of one or multiple genes.
- This technique holds promise in significantly reducing the usage of antimicrobial and antiparasitic drugs and addressing challenges related to resistance to chemical treatment and environmental contamination with drug residues.
Tolerant Crops
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Ecology & Environment
- 1 Carbon Credit Trading in India
- 2 Methane Emissions: Sources, Impacts & Initiatives
- 3 Ozone Depleting Substances
- 4 Urban Heat Island: Causes, Effects and Solutions
- 5 Marine Heatwaves: Causes & Impacts
- 6 Biodiversity Conservation: Methods and Strategies
- 7 Biodiversity Hotspots in India: Endemic Species & Threats
- 8 Coral Bleaching: Causes & Effects
- 9 Compensatory Afforestation: Initiatives in India
- 10 Seaweeds: Characteristics, Habitat and Uses
