Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Environmental Protection 2328-7233 1 4 2013 11 12 Impact of Climate Change on Indian Agriculture & Its Mitigating Priorities 109 111 EN Manas Ranjan Senapati Department of Chemistry, Trident Academy of Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India Bhagirathi Behera Sruti Ranjan Mishra ENV2013146 10.12691/env-1-4-6 2013 10 10 2013 10 25 2013 11 12 This paper considers the needed adaptation measures including changes needed for mitigation to improve agriculture sector in India. It considers the likely changes that climate change will bring in temperature, precipitation and extreme rainfall, drought, flooding, storms, sea-level rise and environmental health risks and the overall impact on agriculture. The agricultural sector is the major source of employment in . Climate change has adverse impacts on agriculture, hydropower, forest management and biodiversity. Anticipated impacts on agriculture from climate change and its various aspects have been studied.