The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) report has confirmed 2023 as the warmest year. This evidently proves that there is a steady increase in the atmospheric temperature as a result of climate change and imbalance in ozone layer. One of the major causes for such raise in atmospheric temperature is due to change in the composition of gases, primarily the Carbon dioxide. The undesirable amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is the cause for disruption of ozone layer. On other hand, the growing concern for healthy lifestyle begins with clean atmosphere. Such concerns paves way to focus on the mitigating strategies and significance of carbon sequestration. The present article gives an insight on carbon sequestration and way and means to capture the atmospheric carbon dioxide through various farming based practices.

The vagaries of monsoon are becoming a greater threat for continuing farming in India. The larger section of Indian farmers are marginal and small farmers with an average land holding of 0.74 hectares. These farmers are resource poor in nature and are trapped in the vicious cycle of indebtedness due to crop failure as a result of monsoon failure. To address this, the farmers and the stakeholders in agriculture should understand the concept of climate smart farming and the strategies for combating the climatic aberrations. This article gives the insight on climate smart farming and the practices to be followed for curtailing the determinantal effects of weather parameters on agriculture.

Arid environment is characterized by hostile agro-climate and fragile ecosystem. However, a number of vegetables such as kachri, snapmelon, mateera, clusterbean, cowpea, mothbean (tender pods), greengram (tender pods), cowpea (veg.), aloevera, local mushroom, brinjal, and leafy vegetables such as fenugreek, amaranthus, bathua, palak, sangria are grown in the region and are considered arid vegetables. Five marketing channels were identified in the region on basis of survey conducted in Bikaner district of Rajasthan. The most efficient marketing channel was Producer -- Consumer which was fourth most followed channel while the most followed channel was Producer -- Primary wholesaler (local Mandi) -- Secondary wholesaler -- Retailers/ Hawkers -- Consumer.