Determinants in the Adoption of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies: Evidence from Wheat Farmers in Bundelkhand Region, India

Surendra Singh Jatav; Sanatan Nayak

doi:10.26725/JEE.3.33.6647-6658

Authors

Surendra Singh Jatav Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3199-156X
Sanatan Nayak Department of Economics, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4206-8340

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26725/JEE.3.33.6647-6658

Keywords:

Farmers Perception; Climate Adaptation; Rainfed Agriculture; Bundelkhand Region

Abstract

By using systematically collected ﬁeld survey data of 200 farmers and binary logistic regression, results of this study reveals that wheat farmers of Bundelkhand, Uttar Pradesh, India are well-aware of changing climate and adjusting their farm practices to enhance climate resilience capacity. Farmers use their indigenous knowledge coupled with extension services provided by the government to diversify their occupation and cropping pattern as adaptation strategies. The Binary logistic regression results show that information on climate, access to institutional credit and having crop insurance motivate farmers to improved irrigation facilities. Further, farmers perceive that increase in temperature, decline in rainfall and water tables jointly change cropping pattern from the high water-intensive crop (wheat) to low water-intensive crop (chickpea) as a climate adaptation strategy. The study suggests developing a common platform for government services for the region. Community participation and regular training programmes in the sample villages are beneﬁting farmers to channelize their indigenous knowledge and optimize local resources, which leads to sustainable farming.

Author Biographies

Surendra Singh Jatav, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University

Department of Economics, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India.

Sanatan Nayak, Department of Economics, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow

Department of Economics, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India.

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