STUDY ON PERCEPTION OF CLIMATE CHANGE AMONG FARM WOMEN AND ITS IMPACT ON PRODUCTION OF RED GRAM
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STUDY ON PERCEPTION OF CLIMATE CHANGE AMONG FARM WOMEN AND ITS IMPACT ON PRODUCTION OF RED GRAM
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MUTTANNA
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Contributor |
SHIVAMURTHY, M
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livestock, organic compounds, sexual reproduction, genes, concentrates, biological phenomena, sampling, wells, economic systems, rna
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The present study was conducted in the Gulbarga district of Karnataka state during 2011-12. To assess the Perception of climate change among farm women and its impact on the production of Red Gram and also to identify the constraints experienced by farm women to initiate adaptation measures. Visible variation in the rainfall and temperature was observed in Gulbarga district hence, these climate parameters were considered for the study. The findings revealed that, 71.66 per cent of farm women had medium level followed by low (18.34%) and high (10%) level of perception in the changes in rainfall before the year 2005. Majority of the farm women (74.16%) had medium level followed by high (24.17%) and low (1.67%) level of perception about changes in the rainfall after the year 2005. Though the actual data indicates that was no much changes in the rainfall after the year 2005. But farm women perceived that, there was decrease in the rainfall after the year 2005. It may be because, they were changed from Red Gram to high water requirement crops and also shift of monsoon after the year 2005. The results of the study indicates that, majority (81.66%) of farm women had medium level followed by high (15%) and low (3.34%) level of perception about changes in the temperature before the year 2005. Majority (74.16%) of farm women had medium followed by low (20%) and high (5.84%) level of perception level after the year 2005. Majority of the farm women perceived that, changes in the month of land preparations, date of sowing, germination percentage of seeds, crop growth, flowering time, pod formation and number of pods and incidence of pest were more after the year 2005, due to the variation in the (Rainfall and temperature) climate change on Red Gram. With respect to adaptation measures before the year 2005, (55.84%) of farm women belongs to medium level category followed by low (22.50%) and high (21.66%) level of adaptation category. After the year 2005 majority of the farm women (41.67%) had adopted high number of adaptation measures followed by medium (35.83%) and low (22.50%) level of adaptation to climate change. Majority of the farm women had initiated goat rearing, followed by sheep rearing, dairy and other subsidiary occupations. Majority of the farm women family members migrated to cities in search of better job and other facilities. The major constraints experienced by farm women while initiating adaptation measures were, non-availability of labour and higher wage rate, followed by difficult to work in the field due to severe temperature, higher cost of agriculture inputs and low price for the produce in the market. they have also given important suggestions to overcome the effects of climate change viz., Early warning has to be given to the farm women about environmental changes followed by subsidies has to be given for the crops, and development department should ensure supplying of production inputs at appropriate time in the village. |
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2016-11-10T13:41:28Z
2016-11-10T13:41:28Z 2013-07-04 |
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Thesis
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Th-10476
http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/84849 |
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Language |
en
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application/pdf
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University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK
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