A Study on Constraints Faced by Farmers in Adapting to Climate Change in Rainfed Agriculture

Satishkumar, N.; Tevari, Prabhuling; Singh, Amit

doi:10.1080/09709274.2013.11906639

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“…This implied that inadequate dissemination of information as a result of poor extension services limits the level of awareness of the farmers on the potentials the planting of cover crops has in reducing the effect of adverse climatic condition (e.g., drought) on arable crops in the study area. This is in conformity with the findings of Satishkumar et al (2013) Also, high cost of fertilizer and other inputs required in planting and maintaining cover crops constrained some of the arable crop farmers to use the planting of cover crops to combat the adverse effect of climate change in the study area. This is in line with the findings of Otitoju and Enete (2016).…”

Section: Constraints To Choice Of Adaptation Strategies Used By the Respondentssupporting

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“…However, there are constraints to adaptation strategies of the farmers, which vary across countries. Satishkumar et al (2013) categorized constraints faced by farmers in India into personal, institutional, and technical constraints. Small scale fragmented land holdings, low literacy level, inadequate knowledge of how to cope or build resilience, and traditional beliefs were categorized as personal constraints; poor access to extension services, poor access to information sources, and nonavailability of institutional credit were categorized as institutional constraints, while nonavailability of drought tolerant varieties, lack of access to weather forecasting information, dependent on monsoon irrigation, high cost of irrigation facilities, shifting of cropping pattern, and lack of technical know-how were categorized as technical constraints.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Constraints to Farmers’ Choice of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Ondo State of Nigeria

Ige

Akinnagbe

Odefadehan

et al. 2021

African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation

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Nigeria being dependent on rain-fed agriculture and with low level of socioeconomic development is highly affected and vulnerable to climate change. It is crucial for farmers to adapt to the never ending climate change. However, there are constraints to adaptation strategies used by the farmers. This study therefore identified some of the constraints to the farmers’ choice of climate change adaptation strategies in Ondo State, Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was used in selecting one hundred and sixty respondents for the study. Data collected with a well-structured interview schedule were analyzed using frequency, percentage, and mean statistic, while Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to test hypothesis. Crops competing for nutrient, inadequate access to climate information, inadequate finance, scarcity of labor, and inadequate farm input supplies were among the major constraints to choice of climate change adaptation strategies used by the respondents. The study recommended that weather forecast information should be published and made available to the farmers through agricultural extension agents. Training on how to improve mixed cropping technique and avoid vulnerability should be pursued.

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Section: Constraints To Choice Of Adaptation Strategies Used By the Respondentssupporting

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Section: Introduction Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

Constraints to Farmers’ Choice of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Ondo State of Nigeria

Ige

Akinnagbe

Odefadehan

et al. 2021

African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation

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“…The second problem which was expressed by 70.00 per cent of the respondent was lack of information about weather and climate. This constraint was also reported by other researchers (Ishaya and Abaje, 2008;Deressa , 2009;Ogunleye, 2013;Satishkumar , 2013). Information about climate is very important for preparing for climate change and lack of such information would reduce the adaptive capacity of farmers.…”

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Farm level adaptation practices of potato growing farmers in East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya, India

Kharumnuid¹,

Rao²,

Sudharani³

et al. 2018

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Aim: Methodology:Results: Interpretation:This paper attempted to analyse the adaptation practices of potato farmers against the adverse effects of climate change in Meghalaya state of North East India, their level of adaptation and also the constraints to adoption of adaptation practices.The research design was selected for the study. The study was conducted in East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya by interviewing 120 potato growers using interview schedule. The level of adaptation of each farmer to climate change was analyzed based on the total score of adaptation of each respondent farmer. The rank of each adaptation practice adopted by respondent farmers was analyzed using Weighted Mean Score. The constraints faced by potato growers to adoption of adaptation practices was identified by asking the respondents and simultaneously recording their responses.The findings revealed that there were twelve major adaptation practices followed by majority of potato growers. It also revealed that majority of the respondents had medium level of adaptation to climate change. The major constraints in adoption of adaptation practices were lack of quality seeds, price fluctuation in the market, low technical knowledge about improved potato cultivation, lack of efficient transport and marketing facilities, non-availability of production inputs and lack of information about weather and climate.The study recommended that the farm level adaptation practices followed by famers need to be p r o p e r l y i d e n t i f i e d , documented, refined and v a l i d a t e d b e f o r e d i s s e m i n a t i n g a n d integrating them into packages of practices for adaptation to climate change. Furthermore, these practices and adaptation constraints faced by farmers should be taken into account while developing future c l i m a t e c h a n g e strategies.

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“…From table 1, majority of respondents come under the middle age group (68.75%) followed by the old age group (17.50%) and young age group (13.75%). During data collection, it was observed that middle and old age group people intended to protect their natural resources and maintain their cultural practices in cultivation of crops and also interested to maintain their sustainable agriculture as compared to young age group and its similar to the findings Satishkumar et al, (2013). As found among the respondents, highest percentage of 28.28% of respondents passed higher secondary school followed by secondary school (25.00%), graduate (16.30%), upper primary (12.50%), lower primary (10.00%), literate but below primary (5.00%) and illiterate (2.50%) and the contradictory to the results as reported by Neethi (2014).…”

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Socio - Economic and Psychological Profile of Farmers with Reference to Climate Change in Western Agro Climatic Zone of Tamil Nadu

Muthulakshmi¹,

Singh²

2018

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci

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A Study on Constraints Faced by Farmers in Adapting to Climate Change in Rainfed Agriculture

Cited by 19 publications

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Constraints to Farmers’ Choice of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Ondo State of Nigeria

Constraints to Farmers’ Choice of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Ondo State of Nigeria

Farm level adaptation practices of potato growing farmers in East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya, India

Socio - Economic and Psychological Profile of Farmers with Reference to Climate Change in Western Agro Climatic Zone of Tamil Nadu

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