FAI's Annual Seminar 2021: Himanshu Pathak Talks about "Climate Smart Agriculture"

Fertilizer Association of India (FAI), is holding its “Annual Seminar 2021”, on the theme “Challenges in Fertilizer & Agriculture Industry” from 1-3 December at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India. Today was the second day of this seminar which started at 11 am, which was held virtually.

The day was divided in two sessions and the topics discussed in these sessions were: “The Challenges of Indian Fertilizer Sector” and “Meeting Challenges in Agriculture” respectively.

There were presentations on issues related to economic policies, climate-resilient agriculture, technological advancements in fertilizer production, and efficiency in the marketing of fertilizer products.

The event was graced by different personalities from the Industry who shared their views on different topics. One of them was Dr. Himanshu Pathak, Director, ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Baramati, Maharashtra.

Dr Himanshu discussed how to deal with Climate change and make Indian Agriculture- "Climate Smart". 

In his address, he said "Climate change aggravates the problems of food security, sustainability, and equity. Agriculture suffers the consequences of Climate Change. But there can be a solution to this problem; Climate-smart technologies are available which only need reorientation and upscaling."

He further added "Greenhouse gas budgeting and climate resilience should be an integral part of agricultural experiments and demonstrations. Students, scientists, and farmers need to be equipped with new skills and tools to make Indian agriculture climate-smart."

Dr Himanshu Pathak is serving as the Director, ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management (NIASM), Baramati, India. Prior to this, he was the Director, ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack, India. He worked as a Senior Scientist (2001-06) at Indian Agricultural Research Institute.

He was also Co-Facilitator, Rice-Wheat Consortium for the Indo-Gangetic Plains (RWC), International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)-India and a Principal Scientist & Professor at Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi (2009-16).

He completed his Ph.D. in Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India (1992) and has Post-doctorate Experiences at the University of Essex, United Kingdom (1996-97) and Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Germany (2004-05).