The Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture towards Food Sufficiency: A Case Study of Murshidabad District, West Bengal, India
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.53573/rhimrj.2026.v13n02.020Keywords:
Climate change, Cereals, Food sufficiencyAbstract
One of humanity’s most basic needs is food. Agricultural products are either directly or indirectly consumed by humans. One way to gauge the region’s food needs is through food sufficiency. There is a lot of agricultural land in the Murshidabad district. One of the industry’s most vulnerable to climate change is agriculture. Temperature and precipitation, which are inputs in agricultural production, have a direct impact on this industry. The project’s goals are to: (1) determine how climate change affects agricultural productivity; (2) examine the relationship between agricultural production and food sufficiency; and (3) determine the relationship between agricultural production and food sufficiency in the study area. Quantitative analysis is done on secondary data related to temperature, rainfall, agricultural output, population, and food sufficiency, among other things. The data is analyzed using statistical and cartographical methods. The findings indicate that: (1) daily temperature increases and rainfall decreases; (2) there is a positive correlation between agricultural production and food sufficiency in Murshidabad District, demonstrating food security; therefore, it is crucial to continuously apply technology-oriented sustainable agricultural approaches. Due to the district’s and the nation’s growing human population, sustainable agriculture is becoming more and more appealing in terms of biosphere sustainability.
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