Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change and Variability in Chitwan: Long-Term Trends and Farmers’ Perceptions

Paudel, Bibek Kumar; Acharya, Bibek; Ghimire, Rajan; Dahal, Khem Raj; Bista, Prakriti

doi:10.1007/s40003-014-0103-0

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“…The climate variability and increase in extreme weather events affect crop and livestock production, impose biotic, and abiotic stresses on the crops, alter soil nutrient cycling [20, 39 and 10] insect-pests and disease incidence, soil metabolic process, and soil water content [27 and 37]. Moreover, the natural hazards, arising from climate change and variability, affect income distribution and ultimately the livelihood security of farming communities [37]. Among the major risks farmers face is production risk [16].…”

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Factors effecting farmers’ risk attitude and risk perceptions: The case of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Ullah

Shivakoti

Ali

2015

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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Factors effecting farmers’ risk attitude and risk perceptions: The case of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Ullah

Shivakoti

Ali

2015

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

146

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“…Farmers are fully aware of possible adaptation options and strongly agree with planting of early-maturing, drought-and flood-tolerant varieties, reduction of water loss through irrigation canals, and agricultural insurance. The assessed adaptation strategies by Abid et al [21], Fosu-Mensah et al [46], Paudel et al [47], and Oluwatusin [35] can be compared to the most important adaptation strategies assessed in the current paper; (3) assessment of adaptation options of Rasht County paddy farmers explicitly indicated that the farming community had tried to counteract the impact of PTV by employing local adaptation strategies; (4) a positive relationship was found between farm size and farmers' perception of PTV; (5) a positive relationship was found between household income and farmers' perception of PTV.…”

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Understanding Farmers’ Perceptions and Adaptations to Precipitation and Temperature Variability: Evidence from Northern Iran

Allahyari

Masuleh

Michailidis

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Precipitation and temperature variability present significant agricultural risks worldwide. Northern Iran's agriculture mainly depends on paddy fields, which are directly affected by precipitation and temperature variability. The main aim of this study is to explore farmers' attitudes towards precipitation and temperature variability and their adaptation strategies in paddy fields in a typical agricultural province in northern Iran. Primary survey data were collected from a sample of 382 paddy farmers of Rasht County in Guilan Province. Data have been analyzed using both summary statistics and bivariate analysis (Pearson, Spearman, and Eta correlation coefficients). Empirical findings reveal that most paddy farmers had experienced precipitation and temperature variability and were taking measures to reduce its negative impacts on their crops. Results also indicate that farm size and household income influence farmers' perception to precipitation and temperature variability, while availability of water resources also influence farmers' adaptation decisions.

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“…This also warrants need of additional research to find factors controlling crop production in rice-rice-wheat system of Nepal. Declining trend of yields even with adequate NPK or FYM are potentially because of the declining indigenous supply of nutrients under intensive cropping system and inadequate nutrient supply to meet the crop requirement (Nambier and Abrol, 1989;Ghimire et al, 2012;Paudel et al, 2014).…”

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Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Status of Long-Term Rice-Rice-Wheat Cropping Systems

Rawal

Ghimire

Chalise

2017

Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol

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Balanced nutrient supply is important for the sustainable crop production. We evaluated the effects of nutrient management practices on soil properties and crop yields in rice (Oryza sativa L.) -rice -wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) system in a long-term experiment established at National Wheat Research Program (NWRP), Bhairahawa, Nepal. The experiment was designed as a randomized complete block experiment with nine treatments and three replications. Treatments were applied as: T1-no nutrients added, T2-N added; T3-N and P added; T4-N and K added; T5-NPK added at recommended rate for all crops. Similarly, T6-only N added in rice and NPK in wheat at recommended rate; T7-half N; T8-half NP of recommended rate for both crops; and T9-farmyard manure (FYM) @10 Mg ha -1 for all crops in rotation. Results of the study revealed that rice and wheat yields were significantly greater under FYM than all other treatments. Treatments that did not receive P (T2, T3, T7, T8) and K (T2, T4) had considerably low wheat yield than treatments that received NPK (T5) and FYM (T9). The FYM lowered soil pH and improved soil organic matter (SOM), total nitrogen (TN), available phosphorus (P), and exchangeable potassium (K) contents than other treatments. Management practices that ensure nutrient supply can increase crop yield and improve soil fertility status.

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Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change and Variability in Chitwan: Long-Term Trends and Farmers’ Perceptions

Cited by 67 publications

References 18 publications

Factors effecting farmers’ risk attitude and risk perceptions: The case of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Factors effecting farmers’ risk attitude and risk perceptions: The case of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Understanding Farmers’ Perceptions and Adaptations to Precipitation and Temperature Variability: Evidence from Northern Iran

Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Status of Long-Term Rice-Rice-Wheat Cropping Systems

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