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New Delhi: The share of direct energy use in the form of electricity in the agriculture sector in India rose from 28.75 per cent in 2009-10 to 37.1 per cent in 2019-20 of the total energy use, according to a new data yearbook by The Energy Research Institute (TERI)..
The total commercial energy input to agriculture rose from 1496 A 10^9 megajoules (MJ) in 2009-10 to 2050 A 10^9 MJ in 2019-20, it said...
Both direct (electricity and fuel) and indirect (nitrogenous and phosphorus fertilisers, and pesticides) energy use in Indian agriculture have increased over the years...
Vulnerability assessments for Indian agriculture indicate that 19 per cent of total rural districts (573 rural districts) are classified as 'very high-risk' districts, TERI said.. Climate change-related losses in Indian agriculture are estimated at about 4. 9 per cent of the agricultural economy each year..
