Intelligent Decision Framework for Climate-Resilient Agriculture

Climate volatility amplifies smallholder decision un- certainty in India, influencing when and what to plant. Purely data-driven advisories often fail due to behavioral barriers such as loss aversion, default bias, and limited foresight. This paper proposes a Behavioral-Aware Decision Support System (BDSS) that integrates behavioral economics principles into an intelligent recommendation architecture. The model combines climate prediction, IoT sensor data, and behavioral models to optimize adaptive recommendations. A multi-agent simulation with 200 virtual farmers and ten growing seasons demonstrates that BDSS improves adoption of climate-smart practices by 18%, reduces water usage by 10%, and lowers yield variance by 12% compared to a standard DSS. The study highlights how embedding behavioral mechanisms in DSS can bridge the gap between information availability and farmer action, fostering sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture.