The Asia Development Bank recently warned that the impact of altered weather patterns could cause huge damage to the Indian economy, wiping off the equivalent of about 9% of GDP each year by the next century.
So it is critical to adapt, says Surabhi Mittal, an agricultural economist from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre.
"A two-degree increase in temperature is going to impact the yield of wheat the most," she says.
"That means the producers and consumers are going to suffer. Wheat yields might go down. That means food prices are going to be higher for consumers.
"That also means that there is a huge additional subsidy that the government would have to bring in."
The local government is slowly changing its agricultural policy to recognise the effects of changing climates.
And while not all farmers here have switched to new techniques, seeing neighbours who succeed when they do so is bound to be a strong incentive.