Open AccessFarmers’ Perception about Climate Change and Response Strategies
Author(s) -
Kumar Bharat,
Rajendra R. Chapke,
Shivanand Kammar
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of extension education
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.48165/ijee.2022.58102
Subject(s) - agricultural diversification , agriculture , diversification (marketing strategy) , contingency , agricultural science , climate change , perception , multistage sampling , environmental resource management , geography , business , marketing , psychology , environmental science , mathematics , statistics , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , neuroscience , biology
The crop production response strategies to climate change and variability vis-à-vis theirsocio-personal characteristics in North-Eastern Karnataka region were identified andanalysed. A multi-stage random sampling technique was employed to elicit informationfrom 120 respondents. Ex-post-facto research design was adopted as manifestation of eventwas already accrued. Data were collected through a pre-tested semi-structured questionnaireTotal 52 strategies were collected from different literature, website, thesis etc., and testedamong the respondents. The study revealed that there were eight commonly adopted cropproduction response strategies which were scrutinsed from the 30 selected strategies usingprincipal component analysis namely, soil-water retention and integrated farming, followedby, contingency crop planning, crop diversification and risk aversion strategies, seekingadvice from extension personnel and others, improving irrigation facilities, maintaininglivestock, crop insurance, and migration to cities. The farmers’ education, mass media useand source of weather information were significantly contributed in their perception aboutclimate change and variability at 5% level of probability.