An Assessment of Farmers' Perception and Adaptive Capacity for Climate Change


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Author: Harshika Chaudhary and Kushagra Mishra

Author Address: Agricultural Economist, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengaluru- 560072 (Karnataka) and Assistant Professor, Christ University, Bengaluru-560029 (Karnataka)

Keywords: Adaptation, agriculture, climate assessment, mitigation strategies.

JEL Codes: Q 54, Q 56.


Abstract

In the past decades, various regions in U.P. had experienced severe floods. The effects of climate change also affected agricultural production. This study investigated the farmers' perception of climate change and suggested strategies for mitigating its effects using a primary survey with the help of a pre-structured schedule. Change in rainfall pattern, problems in seed quality, the emergence of new pests and diseases, changes in the crop cycle were the few effects that farmers' perceived due to climate change. Even the most mitigation efforts by the farmers cannot prevent some of the impacts of climate change within the following decades. It makes adaptation a must-have for addressing these impacts.


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Indian Journal of Economics and Development
Volume 18 No. 1, 2022, 156-162

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35716/IJED/21264
NAAS Score: 5.15
Indexed in Clarivate Analytics (ESCI) of WoS
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UGC Approved