Farmers’ views on the future prospects of aerobic rice culture in Pakistan

Crop selection under price and yield fluctuation: Analysis of agro-economic time series from South Korea

“…Farmers tend to change the type of crops (Wang et al, 2010;Klasen et al, 2013), land management practices (Wood et al, 2014), and the growing season (Olesen et al, 2011), or extend the scope of income by including off-farm income (Bradshaw, 2004;Harvey et al, 2014), for example. Several studies pointed out that decisions on such practices were influenced by socio-economic background of farmers such as age (Potter and Lobley, 1992; van Dusen and Taylor, 2005), education (Below et al, 2012) and income (Awan et al, 2015). As Agricultural Systems 148 (2016) 1-11 farmers are the main actors who promote agricultural adaptation and contribute to food security (Kristensen et al, 2001;Feola et al, 2015), it is important to take account of their socio-economic background in relation to their behaviour.…”

Risk management strategies adopted by small-scale vegetable farmers in Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Mpumalanga Province in South Africa

“…In relation to the results observed, previous research points out that farmers are not likely to adopt new technologies. However, they adopt innovative risk management practices in order to control and manage risk (particularly in agricultural production) for sustainability and efficiency (Awan et al, 2015;Duong et al, 2019). Hence, there is an observed higher statistic of farmers who adopt risk management strategies in the study area.…”

“…In this context, the lack of institutional support from the government is currently identified as a major barrier to managing agricultural risks for farmers in both developing and developed countries (Duong et al, 2019). This has resulted in farmers becoming vulnerable to agricultural risks (especially when it comes to small-scale farmers) and having difficulties in adopting new technologies of risk management due to inadequate technical knowledge, lack of funds and limitations of their production technology (Atreya, 2007;Awan et al, 2015).…”

Enhancing Water Use Efficiency and Productivity of Rice Crop Using Modern Farming Methods in Punjab, Pakistan, a Brief Review

“…For this purpose, farmer's view is vital component to determine factors for adoption. A study was conducted In Punjab, the results were surprising because more than 50% of farmers had never heard about the aerobic rice culture (Awan et al, 2015). Majority of farmers were open for experimenting the aerobic rice systems because of less input requirement and ease of operation by direct sowing etc.…”

“…Aerobic system is a good alternative to conventional rice production. Research and farmer awareness can reduce the risks in aerobic farming by filling the technological gaps (Awan et al, 2015). CONCLUSION Water scarcity is an emerging threat for agriculture production especially for rice production in Pakistan as well as in other parts of the world due to the shortage of canal water and depletion of groundwater resources.…”