A STUDY ON IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRO BIO-DIVERSITY AMONG DRY LAND FARMERS IN CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA STATE
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2016-07-07
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UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU
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Climate change is one of the important factor which is causing significant effect
on agro bio-diversity in drylands. A research study was designed on “impact of climate
change on agro bio-diversity among dryland farmers in Chikkaballapura District of
Karnataka State”. This study included 120 respondents from Chintamani and
Gouribidanur taluks of Chikkaballapura district in Karnataka state. The important
findings of the study revealed that 47.50 per cent of the farmers belonged to medium
level of agro bio-diversity. Whereas, 27.50 per cent were belonged to low agro biodiversity
level and 25.00 per cent of the respondents belonged to high agro bio-diversity
level. The variables viz., education, annual income, cropping intensity, irrigation
potential, land holding, risk orientation, management orientation, scientific orientation,
decision taking ability, mass media participation and perception of farmers on climate
change had positive and significant relationship with agro bio-diversity level. In case of
subsidiary activities initiated due to climate change, majority of the farmers (59.16%) had
cows (Rank I), 49.16 per cent of the farmers had sheeps (Rank II), 46.66 per cent of the
farmers had buffaloes ( Rank III). With respect to constraints faced by the farmers in dry
land farming difficult to work in the field due to severe temperature is found to be great
constraint (Rank I) and other constraints like, higher labour wages (Rank II), lack of
information on casualities of climate change (Rank III). Regarding suggestions given by
the dry land farmers, providing awareness on adoption of measures against climate
change is very important and it ranked I, followed by early warning has to be given to the
farmers about environmental changes (Rank II), providing financial support for soil
nutrient enrichment (Rank III).
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