Open AccessRice farmers’ adaptation practices to climate change: a case of Konda subdistrict in Southeast Sulawesi
Author(s) -
Haji Saediman,
Muhammad Aswar Limi,
Yusna Indarsyih,
Siti Nor Akmar Abdullah,
Wa Ode Yusria
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/724/1/012102
Subject(s) - agriculture , diversification (marketing strategy) , agricultural diversification , livestock , descriptive statistics , climate change , simple random sample , multistage sampling , agricultural science , productivity , geography , focus group , sowing , climate change adaptation , adaptation (eye) , business , agroforestry , forestry , marketing , environmental science , agronomy , population , environmental health , mathematics , economic growth , ecology , biology , economics , archaeology , optics , medicine , statistics , physics
Climate change can have an adverse impact on rice farming, so farmers might have to apply adaptation practices to address the impact. This research aimed to determine rice farmers’ adaptation practices in response to their perceived changes in climate. The study was conducted in Cialam Jaya Village, Konda Sub-district, South Konawe District, Southeast Sulawesi. Data were collected using questionnaire-based interviews and Focus Group Discussions. Respondents consisted of sixty-seven rice farmers who were selected using simple random sampling method. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data and information. Study results showed that most of the farmers had implemented adaptation practices as a response to climate change. Farmers have implemented adaptation methods in planting date, rice planting, improved seed varieties, fertilizer application, water management, crop diversification, livestock raising, and off-farm activities. The study recommended that suitable adaptation strategies need to be identified and the new ones need to be developed, and farmers should be assisted in their implementation to improve rice farming’s productivity and competitiveness.