Adaptation Methods Practiced by Farmers in Response to Perceived Climate Change in Andhra Pradesh

Vijayabhinandana, B.; Asha, R.; Kumar, B. S. N. S. Gowtham

doi:10.48165/ijee.2022.58216

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“…Only 10% of farmers were aware on the drought/heavy rainfall management. This results also supported by Kumar et al (2022) and Vijayabhinandana et al (2022).…”

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confidence: 79%

Weather-based Agro advisory services: Impact on cotton yield, economics, and perception of farmers in rainfed areas of the Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, India

M. Jayalakshmi,

M. Mahadevaiah,

G. Prasadbabu

et al. 2023

EEC

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The District Agro Met Unit (DAMU) at KVK, Banavasi provides weather-based agro advisories to the farmers of this region. During 2018-2020, forty Front Line Demonstrations (FLDs) were organised in Krishi Vignan Kendra's adopted villages, and the feedback survey of the same was conducted to study the impact of weather-based agro advisory services on yield and economics of cotton as well as farmer's perception towards its usage. The results revealed that 13.63% average yield increase was recorded in demonstrated fields compared to the farmers' own practice. The average cost of cultivation reduced to Rs 7,383/-ha -1 in demonstration plots when compared to farmers' practice. The average benefit cost ratio in demonstration and farmers practice was of 3.22 and 2.38 respectively. The farmers saved their cultivation cost an average of 20.5% in plant protection, 26.8% in seed cost, 25.7% in irrigation, 11.3% in manure and fertilizers, and 17.4 % in harvesting. The majority of the farmers followed advisories sent through WhatsApp (75%) during kharif season, and 86.7 % of farmers used the advisory for sowing operations followed by spraying of plant protection chemicals (63.3 %). Ninety eight percent of farmers expressed overall satisfaction with the timely weather-based agro advisories by the KVK Banavasi.

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“…Only 10% of farmers were aware on the drought/heavy rainfall management. This results also supported by Kumar et al (2022) and Vijayabhinandana et al (2022).…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 79%

Weather-based Agro advisory services: Impact on cotton yield, economics, and perception of farmers in rainfed areas of the Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, India

M. Jayalakshmi,

M. Mahadevaiah,

G. Prasadbabu

et al. 2023

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“…An estimated 79% of these tenant farmers in Andhra Pradesh are either landless or own less than 1 acre of land and are therefore almost entirely dependent on leased land for their income from agriculture (Rythu Swarajya Vedika 2022 ). Furthermore, tenancy agreements in Andhra Pradesh can be as short as a single season (Vijayabhinandana et al 2019 ), and are often on a short-term informal basis due to landowners being concerned that tenants will overstay or claim permanent occupancy of the land (Vijayabhinandana et al 2018 ). However, further research is needed to examine the mid- and long-term effects of adoption of ZBNF.…”

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Natural farming improves crop yield in SE India when compared to conventional or organic systems by enhancing soil quality

Duddigan

Shaw

Sizmur

et al. 2023

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) is a grassroot agrarian movement and a state backed extension in Andhra Pradesh, and has been claimed to potentially meet the twin goals of global food security and environmental conservation. However, there is a lack of statistically evaluated data to support assertions of yield benefits of ZBNF compared to organic or conventional alternatives, or to mechanistically account for them. In order to fill this gap, controlled field experiments were established in twenty-eight farms across six districts, spanning over 800 km, over three cropping seasons. In these experiments, we compared ZBNF (no synthetic pesticides or fertilisers, home-made inputs comprising desi cow dung and urine with mulch) to conventional (synthetic fertilisers and pesticides) and organic (no synthetic pesticides or fertilisers, no mulch, purchased organic inputs, e.g. farmyard manure and vermicompost) treatments, all with no tillage. Comparisons were made in terms of yield, soil pH, temperature, moisture content, nutrient content and earthworm abundance. Our data shows that yield was significantly higher in the ZBNF treatment (z score = 0.58 ± 0.08), than the organic (z= −0.34 ± 0.06) or conventional (−0.24 ± 0.07) treatment when all farm experiments were analysed together. However, the efficacy of the ZBNF treatment was context specific and varied according to district and the crop in question. The ZBNF yield benefit is likely attributed to mulching, generating a cooler soil, with a higher moisture content and a larger earthworm population. There were no significant differences between ZBNF and the conventional treatment in the majority of nutrients. This is a particularly important observation, as intensive use of synthetic pesticides and fertilisers comes with a number of associated risks to farmers’ finances, human health, greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss and environmental pollution. However, long-term field and landscape scale trials are needed to corroborate these initial observations.

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“…Climate change is impacting India's agricultural economy. Temperatures would rise by 1.7 to 4.78 degrees Celsius by 2030-2080, with precipitation increasing by 1.2 to 11.3 per cent, affecting the agricultural and water sectors (Vijayabhinandana et al, 2022). Since the twentieth century, climate change has been a major concern that threatens the livelihoods of humans and other living organisms (Kowshika et al, 2021).…”

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Farmers’ Acuity on Climate Change in the Central Dry Zone of Karnataka

Ashoka¹,

Harshavardhan²,

Hongal³

et al. 2022

ijee

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To counteract the vulnerability results from climate change, it is critical to understand farmers’ viewpoints. In Karnataka, farmers’ perspectives, implications, adaptive measures, and barriers were investigated during 2021 by collecting the data from farmers using multistage random sample technique. Farmers witnessed significant changes in temperature, rainfall distribution, emergence of new plant pests and infirmity over time as a result of the introduction of new cultivars/crops, and the occurrence of drought/flood, according to the data. Crop harvests were inconsistent, depleted common property resources, and costs had risen as a result. Cultivation of stress-tolerant cultivars, drilling bore wells, novel plant protection molecules, changing sowing/harvesting dates, and water-saving techniques were among the adaptation strategies. Climate adaptation challenges in the region included highcost farm inputs for climate-smart agriculture, labour scarcity, lack of shared water resources, and knowledge gaps. For the best results, adaptation strategies should be implemented “collectively” rather than “individually”. Weather based Crop insurance must be marketed with assured indemnity.

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Adaptation Methods Practiced by Farmers in Response to Perceived Climate Change in Andhra Pradesh

Cited by 5 publications

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Weather-based Agro advisory services: Impact on cotton yield, economics, and perception of farmers in rainfed areas of the Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Weather-based Agro advisory services: Impact on cotton yield, economics, and perception of farmers in rainfed areas of the Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Natural farming improves crop yield in SE India when compared to conventional or organic systems by enhancing soil quality

Farmers’ Acuity on Climate Change in the Central Dry Zone of Karnataka

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