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IntroductionThe National Sustainable Agriculture Mission in India is one of the eight missions of the NAPCC (National Climate Change Action Plan) to address issues related to sustainable agriculture in the context of the risks associated with climate change by devising appropriate adaptation and mitigation strategies to ensure food security, access to food resources and, in turn, improve livelihood opportunities and contribute to the economic stability of the country. This mission considers the risk associated with India's agricultural sector. Hence, in the absence of adaptation and mitigation measures, the impact on Indian agriculture would be severe. SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND CLIMATE CHANGE Sustainable agriculture must balance the combination of environment and economic sustainability in order to improve social and economic equity. It involves the processes that allow the need for food and other related goods to be satisfied while maximizing benefits through the optimal use of natural resources and maintenance of the ecosystem. Sustainable agricultural production is key to ensuring food and livelihood security. Climate change represents a serious challenge to the sustainable growth of agriculture. Mainly due to the increase in greenhouse gases, this threat is aggravated. Climate change refers to statistical changes in the properties of the climate system such as changes in global temperatures, precipitation, etc., due to natural or human factors over a long period of time. time. Productivity in agriculture is influenced by climatic variables. Some of the climate variables are: temperature, precipitation and humidity. The change in these climate variables not only affects productivity but has a chain of effects. Less productivity they have at... middle of paper... series of banks but at the same time they reduce government money in writing off those agricultural loans.7. Credit support: this is why it is necessary to promote the microfinance system. Schemes like Kishan credit card to be strengthened.8. Markets: The market needs to be strengthened so that farmers have access to timely and quality inputs from farmers to mitigate risks. There is a need to promote community partnership for food banks and other initiatives.9. Access to information: It is necessary to use ICT-based solutions so that information symmetry is present. It is necessary to create and maintain a resource portal that provides information on all related issues.10. Diversification of livelihoods: it is necessary to promote non-agricultural activities in order to reduce the risk due to climate change. Crop diversification is one option. Combining multiple livelihoods at the same time is the main objective of such an intervention.