Disaster Risk Management in Agriculture

CHAPTER 6

A Call for Action to Mitigate the Cost of Natural Disaster in the Agricultural Sector: A Case Study in India

Sanjeev Kumar Mahajan

Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India

Anupama Puri Mahajan

Independent Researcher and Writer, Shimla, India

Introduction

Of all countries, India has been observed to be the most vulnerable and prone to natural disasters because of three main reasons, namely, its topography, geoclimatic conditions, and the abject poverty of much of its population. The geographical statistics of India show that almost 54 percent of the land is vulnerable to earthquakes (Indian Red Cross Society n.d.). A recent report indicated that 360 million people will be exposed to direct and indirect hazards if greenhouse emissions ...