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Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Dist. - Nadia, West Bengal PIN - 741 252

The university established in 1974, has completed five decades of its existence as the pioneer institute of Agricultural Education, Research and Extension. The main objective of this Viswavidyalaya is to provide facilities for the study of Agriculture, Horticulture and Agricultural Engineering. It is also to conduct researches in these sciences and undertake the educational and extension programmes in agriculture among the rural clientele base, keeping in view the requirements of the state.

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    VULNERABILITY AND ADAPTIVE RESPONSE OF FARMING COMMUNITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN HILLY AND TERAI AGRO-CLIMATIC REGIONS OF WEST BENGAL
    (AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia – 741252, 2023-12-20) DUTTA SUCHANDRA; Dr.Tapan Kumar Mandal
    Climate change poses significant challenges to agricultural communities, particularly in regions with diverse agro-climatic zones like West Bengal, India. This study aims to assess the vulnerability of farming communities and explore their adaptive responses to climate change in the Hilly and Terai agro-climatic regions of West Bengal. This study was conducted at household level. ‘Descriptive and Diagnostic’ research design was used. Out of 8 Community Development blocks of hilly agro-climatic region of West Bengal, 3 blocks were randomly selected. For terai agro-climatic region, 9 blocks out of 32 were randomly selected. Thus, a total of 12 blocks were selected for the present study. Following that, two villages from each block were chosen at random. 15 responders were chosen at random from each village. Primary data were collected from respondents who were mixed farmers engaged in multiple types of agricultural activities, such as crop cultivation, livestock rearing and fishery. As a result, 360 respondents were chosen for the study employing the personal interview method, observation methods, and appropriate PRA tools. The trend analysis of temperature and rainfall provide some valuable insights. The overall annual rainfall of hilly region for the study period (1981-2020) was found to be decreasing about 9.61mm/year whereas the overall annual rainfall of terai region for the study period (1981-2020) was found to be increasing about 4.12 mm/year. The maximum annual temperature of hilly region for the study period (1981-2020) was found to be decreasing about 0.003 °C/year whereas the mean and minimum annual temperature of hilly region increases significantly by 0.018°C/year and 0.039°C/year respectively. On the other hand, the maximum, mean and minimum annual temperature of terai region for the study period (1981-2020) was found to be significantly increasing about 0.0104°C/year, 0.023°C/year and 0.035°C/year respectively. The rainfall perceptions of hilly and terai farming communities align with the actual trends of the last 10 years, showing an increasing trend in annual rainfall in both regions. However, their perceptions about summer temperature differ from recorded data, while their perceptions about winter temperature align with the actual trends of the past decade. The farming community of both the region differ much in their feelings towards the perceived economic and environmental impact of climate change on agriculture whereas they do not differ much in their feelings towards the perceived social impact of climate change on agriculture. Though the difference between two agro-climatic regions of West Bengal in exposure was very small but the sensitivity was very high followed by the adaptive capacity of the farming community which in turn results in very large vulnerability difference in hilly and terai regions. A total of 33 and 32 adaptive responses were identified in hilly and terai regions respectively, to cope up with climate change in the field of crop cultivation, livestock rearing and fisheries. The effectiveness of adaptive responses in crop cultivation varies by region. In the hilly region, ‘Using indigenous technological knowledge to combat biotic and abiotic stresses’ is effective, while in the terai region, ‘Practicing ridge and furrow method for potato and chili cultivation’ and ‘Shifting the sowing and harvesting time of crops’ are effective. In livestock rearing, ‘Vaccination against diseases’ is effective in the hilly region, while ‘Rearing indigenous and non-descriptive breeds of ruminants’ is effective in the terai region. Additionally, ‘Practicing Composite fish farming’ is effective in both regions. The study identifies the household level vulnerability of both regions and underscores the need for region-specific and context-sensitive policies that promote climate-resilient agriculture and strengthen the adaptive capacity of farming communities.
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    A study of some agro-economic socio-physiological and communication variables associated with repayment behaviour of agricultural credit users of nationalised bank
    (Department of Agricultural Extension, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal, INDIA, Pin-741252, 1977-04-27) Samanta, Ranjit Kumar; Ray, Gouranga Lal
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    A study on the effectiveness of extension methods and their relationship with socio-cultural-economic characteristics of farmers and adoption of innovation
    (Department of Agricultural Extension, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal, INDIA, Pin-741252, 1986-10-30) Das, Tapan Kumar; Bhowmik, K.L.; Dhua, S.P.
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    Studies on socio-economic and psychological characteristics of vegetable growers and modernisation of vegetable cultivation in an area of West Bengal
    (Department of Agricultural Extension, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal, INDIA, Pin-741252, 1995-11-03) Pandit, Dipesh; Santra, S.K.
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    Impact of social forestry project on rural community - A study in some selected districts of West Bengal
    (Department of Agricultural Extension, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal, INDIA, Pin-741252, 1998-03-03) Das, Jayanta Kumar; Sarkar, Atanu
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    Study on the relationships of some socio-cultural and economic characteristics with modernisation of betelvine cultivation
    (Department of Agricultural Extension, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal, INDIA, Pin-741252, 1992-07-03) Acharjee, Sankar Kumar; S. K., Santra
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    Perceived attributes of elements of communication process and the fidelity of communication- A study in some selected villages of West Bengal
    (Department of Agricultural Extension, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal, INDIA, Pin-741252, 1978-12-31) Pathak, Sharda; Majumdar, Alok Kumar
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    A study on farmers' participation in farm forestry programme
    (Department of Agricultural Extension, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal, INDIA, Pin-741252, 1993-08-27) Bhattacharya, Krishnendu; S. K., Maity
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    Productivity of different strata of farming community with relation to some modernization variables - A study on the farmers of some selected villages of West Bengal
    (Department of Agricultural Extension, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal, INDIA, Pin-741252, 1981-09-28) Chattopadhyay, Byashdev; Sen, Dibyendu
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