Assessing Attitude of Tank Irrigated Farmers Towards Climate Change

Authors

  • K. Mohanraj TNAU, Coimbatore
  • C. Karthikeyan TNAU, Coimbatore

Abstract

The present study was conducted in ten districts of five Agro Climatic Zones of Tamil Nadu to assess the attitude of tank irrigated farmers towards climate change. In order to measure the attitude of tank user farmers, the scale was constructed by following ‘Equal Appearing Interval’ scaling technique developed by Thurstone and Chave (1929). The study revealed that majority of the farmers had moderately favourable attitude towards climate change.

Author Biographies

K. Mohanraj, TNAU, Coimbatore

Ph.D Scholar, Department of Agricultural Extension & Rural Sociology

C. Karthikeyan, TNAU, Coimbatore

Professor, Directorate of Extension Education, TNAU, Coimbatore-3.

References

Karthikeyan, C. 2010. Competition and Conflicts among Multiple Users of Tank Irrigation Systems. Fourteenth International Water Technology Conference, IWTC 14 2010, Cairo

Palanisami, K and R. Balasubramanian. 1998. Common Property and Private Prosperity: Tank vs. Private Wells in Tamil Nadu, Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 53: 600-613.

Palanisami, K., Senthilvel, S., Ranganathan, C. R and Ramesh, T. 2006. Water Productivity at Different Scales under Canal, Tank and Well Irrigation Systems. Centre for Agricultural and

Rural Development Studies (CARDS), Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.

Thurstone, L.L. and E.J. Chave. 1929. The Measurement of Attitude, Chicago University, Chicago Press.

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Published

2016-07-12

How to Cite

Mohanraj, K., & Karthikeyan, C. (2016). Assessing Attitude of Tank Irrigated Farmers Towards Climate Change. Journal of Extension Education, 26(4). Retrieved from https://extensioneducation.org/index.php/jee/article/view/72