MANAGEMENT OF CLIMATE INDUCED CRISIS BY THE FARMERS OF COASTAL REGION OF KARNATAKA STATE - A CRITICAL ANALYSIS
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2015-07-10
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UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU
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The present study was conducted in Coastal region (Zone-10) of Karnataka during
2014-15 to assess the perception, crisis management of farmers due to climate change
and to document the constraints experienced to manage climate induced crisis. Visible
variation in rainfall and temperature was observed hence, these climate parameters were
considered for the study. The data was collected from 240 fishery based farmers of
coastal region of Karnataka selected by applying proportionate random sampling
technique and pretested interview schedule. It was found that farmers experienced
decreasing and unpredictable trend of rainfall, besides increasing temperature and
delayed onset of monsoon. Analysis of this trend was validated with their perceptions.
Farmers were expressed that climate change has affected their farming through frequent
crop failures and declining crop yield. Important climate induced crisis management
strategies initiated by them changes in the varieties, time of planting, switching over to
other crops, soil and water conservation was observed. About 43 per cent of farmers’ had
medium crisis management and nearly equal (28) per cent had low and high crisis
management. Majority of the big farmers’ had initiated better crisis management
strategies than small and marginal farmers. The major constraints experienced was,
higher labour wage rate and low price for the produce in the market. Early warning about
environmental changes and incentives/support for increasing the green manuring, were
the major suggestions expressed by farmers to mitigate ill effect of climate change.
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