CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ON AGRICULTURE AND ADAPTATION STRATEGIES OF FARMERS
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Title |
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ON AGRICULTURE AND ADAPTATION STRATEGIES OF FARMERS
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Creator |
Varsha Kumari
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Contributor |
Prof. O. P. Mishra
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Subject |
CCKN-IA programme, climate, climatic change, adaptation strategies, socio economic profile of farmers and problem
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Description |
M. Sc. (Ag.)
The study was conducted in 14 and 12 villages of Angara and Ormanjhi blocks respectively of Ranchi district, Jharkhand where CCKN-IA programme is under operation. Four respondents from all 25 villages and 5 respondents from one of the village were selected purposely, thus making a total sample of 105 respondents. The required information was collected through a well-structured interview schedule. Collected data was tabulated and analyzed by using statistical techniques like frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. The findings of the present study hold great potential to help farming community in protecting themselves as well as securing continuity of food supply in the market. The following propositions have been derived keeping in view the result of the present study: Since, majority of farmers feel that they have medium compatibility with modern technologies, so training should be organised for them as well as useful tools should be provided to them at subsidised rate. Proper strategies should be adopted at local level to deal with the frequent occurring climatic contingencies like pests and diseases attack, drought, heat and cold waves and frost as these were frequent contingencies faced by farmers. None of the population thought that mitigation strategies will be helpful in coping up with climate change effect; this may be due to thinking of majority of them that climate change will affect their farm in long term. So, an awareness programme regarding the affect of climate change on agriculture in long term should be conducted and with adaptation strategies mitigation strategies should also be promoted, as without proper mitigation strategy the problem in long term could not be reduced. As most farmers believe that they had low capacity to adapt according to the impact of climate change indicates poor resources availability among them to adapt. So, subsidise on the resources regarding adaptation to climate change should be given as well as less used adaptation strategies should be enhanced by giving special focus over them. Adaptation strategies like ‘use of renewable sources of energy, food processing, use of wind break and shelter belt, afforestation and use of crop sheds and greenhouses should be promoted as these were least adopted adaptation strategies among farmers. Farmers are seeking information most commonly through agricultural university and KVK. So, involvement of these institutions should be enhanced as well as commonly used institutions like mass media, Kisan Call Center, non government agencies, mobile messaging, village level workers, internet, interactions with farmers and group discussions should be boosted. Farmers have indicated CCKN-IA programme is working effectively in the study area. So, the area under this programme should be broadened. |
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Date |
2016-09-13T11:00:05Z
2016-09-13T11:00:05Z 2016 |
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Thesis
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Identifier |
http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/76485
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Language |
en
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M0018;
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Format |
application/pdf
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Publisher |
Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University
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