Major effective steps should be taken to tackle global warming and climate change and reduce the greenhouse gas emission, said the speakers at a seminar held by the Orissa Environmental Society (OES) on Sunday.
Climate-resilient crops should be developed for the food security in the polluted environment, said National Rice Research Institute Scientist Dr Bhaskar Chandra Patra. The OES organised the seminar on the topic ‘Climate-Resilient Crops’ at its premises.
Dr Patra also said Indian agriculture today faces multi-pronged challenges like flood, drought, etc. Agriculture is also further affected the extreme weather variations.
He said research on climate-resilient crop is in progress at the National Rice Research Institute and the OUAT so that the problem of food security in the changing climate can be addressed.
OES president Dr Sundar Narayan Patro chaired the meeting. OES secretary Jaya Krushna Panigrahi gave a brief introduction on the topic of discusssion. OES vice-president BM Farooq gave welcome address.