Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in Rajasthan
Climate change is a globally challenging phenomenon that is particularly distressing for the agricultural sector, as agricultural products and productivity depend on the climate. This study analyses agricultural households’ perception of climate change and the adaption strategies underta...
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| description | Climate change is a globally challenging phenomenon that is particularly
distressing for the agricultural sector, as agricultural products and
productivity depend on the climate. This study analyses agricultural
households’ perception of climate change and the adaption strategies
undertaken to mitigate it. A purposive random sampling technique is used to
collect primary data from a survey conducted in the arid and semi-arid
regions of Rajasthan, India. The study employs logistic regression to
identify the determinants of the perception of climate change and adaptation
strategies, while a livelihood vulnerability index is constructed to
indicate households’ degree of vulnerability, focusing especially on
adaptive capacity. Out of the total sample of 600 households analysed, 534
perceive a long-term change in the climate. Farmers’ adaptation strategies
include crop diversification, mixed cropping, crop rotation, and farm ponds.
The major factors affecting adaptation are the educational status of the
household head, farming experience, type of financial support, agricultural
training, land size, access to agricultural institutions, distance between
the household and farmland, and storage. The livelihood vulnerability index
shows that most of the households are moderately vulnerable. The study
recommends an efficient weather forecasting system and effective government
policies to improve credit availability, financial support, and agricultural
mechanization. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b88a76c01b1b4cdc92cc48ea26d6ba142022-12-22T04:41:01ZengFaculty of Economics, BelgradeEkonomski Anali0013-32641820-73752022-01-016723410913810.2298/EKA2234109M0013-32642234109MVulnerability and adaptation to climate change in RajasthanMohapatra Geetilaxmi0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0037-4622George Meera1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5564-8283Pandey Suchitra2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9881-5827Department of Economics and Finance, BITS, Pilani, Pilani Campus, Rajasthan, IndiaDepartment of Humanities and Social Sciences, NIT Trichy, Tamil Nadu, IndiaDepartment of Economics and Finance, BITS, Pilani, Pilani Campus, Rajasthan, IndiaClimate change is a globally challenging phenomenon that is particularly distressing for the agricultural sector, as agricultural products and productivity depend on the climate. This study analyses agricultural households’ perception of climate change and the adaption strategies undertaken to mitigate it. A purposive random sampling technique is used to collect primary data from a survey conducted in the arid and semi-arid regions of Rajasthan, India. The study employs logistic regression to identify the determinants of the perception of climate change and adaptation strategies, while a livelihood vulnerability index is constructed to indicate households’ degree of vulnerability, focusing especially on adaptive capacity. Out of the total sample of 600 households analysed, 534 perceive a long-term change in the climate. Farmers’ adaptation strategies include crop diversification, mixed cropping, crop rotation, and farm ponds. The major factors affecting adaptation are the educational status of the household head, farming experience, type of financial support, agricultural training, land size, access to agricultural institutions, distance between the household and farmland, and storage. The livelihood vulnerability index shows that most of the households are moderately vulnerable. The study recommends an efficient weather forecasting system and effective government policies to improve credit availability, financial support, and agricultural mechanization.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0013-3264/2022/0013-32642234109M.pdfclimate changeperceptionadaptationvulnerabilityagricultural householdsrajasthan |
| spellingShingle | Mohapatra Geetilaxmi George Meera Pandey Suchitra Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in Rajasthan Ekonomski Anali climate change perception adaptation vulnerability agricultural households rajasthan |
| title | Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in Rajasthan |
| title_full | Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in Rajasthan |
| title_fullStr | Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in Rajasthan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in Rajasthan |
| title_short | Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in Rajasthan |
| title_sort | vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in rajasthan |
| topic | climate change perception adaptation vulnerability agricultural households rajasthan |
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