As the challenge of climate change is speeding up, traditional agriculture is facing new and hard troubles from one country to another. Now, the demand for climate-resilient farming has become the top priority. In this scenario, applied biotechnology is claimed as the technology that may have the potential to help to solve such challenges. By innovating kits of complementary programs, such as developing the sustainable agricultural practice and resilience of the food security and genetic engineering, CRISPR/Cas9 and molecular markers that are of help, the biotechnology makes it possible to the cereals to endure the future harsh conditions of climate variability. The main attribute of the genetic engineering is that while enabling the production of purpose-directed genes to overcoming crops subjected to the peril of water scarcity, they build the adaptation capacity of such crops to adverse climatic conditions both by the way of raising the nutrition and stabilizing the food supply. In addition, CRISPR/Cas9 biotechnology, which is an innovative and powerful tool for genome editing, is capable of performing changes to the plant genomes in an orderly and targeted manner, thus enhancing the stress-responsive pathways and facilitating the survival of plants in the adverse environments. The functionality of this precision in their breeding process, thereby directly addressing farmers who are suffering from such environmental perturbations, is the immediate benefit to agricultural developers. Marker-assisted selection, which is another of the biotechnological advancements, speeds the breeding process by picking out the genetic markers that are responsible for the preferable characters thus making it possible to develop rapidly climate-resilient crops. Furthermore, apart from the improvement of the organic foods, biotechnology also contributes a lot to the farm sustainability. By the method of biofortification, biotechnology enhances the energy input of the food by adding the extra nutrients, thus, it solves the problem of the already existing malnutrition cases that have been triggered by the stress created by the climate. Moreover, biological pesticides and biological fertilizer is more or less more environmentally friendly than their inorganic counterparts. This together with the disease-free soil improves the ecosystems. These initiatives not only focus on environmental conservation but are also connected to the ripple effect of feeding local communities and therefore eating ourselves.

Pavitrata Wanjari

University/College name : Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, Chattisgrarh.