1. Assessing the Impacts of Climate and Economic Changes on Indian Agriculture A Case Study of Groundnut Farmers in Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh

2. Background

3. Double Exposure in Anantapur Trade liberalisation of oilseeds and edible oils in 1994-95 Drought since 1999-2000

4. Vulnerability to Globalisation ANANTAPUR

5. Vulnerability to Climate Change ANANTAPUR

6. Map of India Delhi Hyderabad Anantapur Bangalore

7. Map of Anantapur district Ipperu village Kadiri

8. Research Strategy

9. Asian Social Forum, Hyderabad Key informant interviews in Hyderabad and Anantapur Collected statistics from government offices Group interviews with farmers, 2 villages Kadiri Household interviews in Ipperu village, outside Anantapur Research Strategy

10. Asian Social Forum

11. Farmer Suicides

12. Agriculture in Anantapur Groundnut is the major crop Rainfed agriculture Small and medium farmers; landless labourers

13. Agriculture in Anantapur 1970s: shift from subsistence crops to groundnut 1980s: Operation yellow – drive for self sufficiency in edible oil 1994: Trade liberalization of oilseeds/edible oils

14. Pre- 1970s: Subsistence Farming Diversity of crops (bajra, jowar, ragi, etc) Grain stocks Livestock Common lands Family Labour

15. Irrigated Jowar and Groundnut

16. Changing Conditions from 1970s Investments in infrastructure Demand for oilseeds from new local oilmills Subsidised food through PDS Reduced family labour supply  Shift to lucrative monocrop groundnut

17. Effects Expanding area under groundnut  Deterioration and privatization of common lands  Less fodder  Fewer livestock  Pest problems

18. Vulnerability To climate variability To trade liberalization