Open AccessConstraints in Adapting the Climate Change in Konkan Region of Maharashtra
Author(s) -
Rohit Shelar,
Ashok K. Singh,
Saikat Maji
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of extension education
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.48165/ijee.2022.58132
Subject(s) - climate change , credence , agriculture , climate change scenario , environmental science , multistage sampling , geography , meteorology , climatology , agricultural economics , mathematics , statistics , ecology , economics , biology , geology , archaeology
Changing climate is a serious environmental issue affecting agricultural production all overthe world. India is also facing the problem of increased mean temperature and irregularityof rainfall, and the Konkan region of Maharashtra is also not escaped from this issue. Thestudy was designed and conducted in the northern part of the Konkan region to understandthe constraints experienced by the farmers while adapting the climate change. The studywas carried in four villages of Palghar district with 245 respondents selected byproportionate random sampling method. Major constraints were expressed by the farmerswhile adapting the changing climate were, lack of credence on current weather forecastingsystem, poor accurate weather forecast information, irregular & low voltage capacity powersupply and seven others.