Impact of climate change on Agriculture
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Date
2013
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CCSHAU
Abstract
The study was conducted to know the awareness toward impact of climate change on
agriculture. The study was conducted in four district of Hayana state from northen zone
namely, Karnal, Kurukshetra and from southern zone Rewari and Bhiwani and total no. of
eighty extension personnel (A.D.O.,H.D.O.) were selected and interviewed with the help of
well structured schedule.
The study revealed that majority of respondents were of young group (20-35 years),
educated up to graduation, experience gained up to (3-7 years), training attainted up to (up to
one week), registered for SMS service with meteorology dpt. of CCSHAU and news paper,
Radio/TV were used as source of information utilized by extension personnel.
The finding revealed that respondents awareness about climate degradation like
temperature (93.75%), monsoon (93.75%), weather forecasting service (96.25%), pollution
which cause climate change (92.50%), green house gases (96.25%), exposure for climate
degradation (61.25%).
The study shows that the impact of temperature change, impact of rainfall, impact of
moisture, impact of sunshine, impact of CO2, impact of soil pollution, water pollution, and
impact of biodiversity on the different crop stage like on crop growth, crop yield, crop
quality, crop duration and soil health were more negative. The impact of air pollution and
impact of wind speed/ duration were less negative on different crop stage. The mitigation
management of extension personnel based on technology, management based on natural
resources were better and management based on agronomic practices and based on
government policy/facilities were less effective. Agriculture department should organise
training and camp to implement government policy and facility to farmer level through
extension personnel.
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genotypes, fruits, sowing, developmental stages, planting, vegetables, diseases, crops, environmental factors, biological competition