Farm level adaptation to climate change: insight from rice farmers in the coastal region of Bangladesh

Islam, Faijul; Alam, G. M. Monirul; Begum, Rokeya; Sarker, Nazirul Islam; Bhandari, Humnath

doi:10.1080/13549839.2022.2068139

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“…96% of the people surveyed in this research rely only on surface water. Even though few individuals noticed salinity in the drinking water, salinity has become a major issue in this area (Rahim et al 2018 ; Islam et al 2022 ). About half of those surveyed did not feel trees might serve as a natural barrier against cyclones and storm surges.…”

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Households’ vulnerability assessment: empirical evidence from cyclone-prone area of Bangladesh

et al. 2023

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Despite Bangladesh being vulnerable to cyclones, there is a dearth of research on cyclone vulnerability assessment. Assessing a household's vulnerability is considered a crucial step in avoiding the adverse effects of catastrophe risks. This research was conducted in the cyclone-prone district of Barguna, Bangladesh. This study's purpose is to evaluate this region's vulnerability. A questionnaire survey was conducted using a convenience sample technique. A door-to-door survey of 388 households in two Unions of Patharghata Upazila, Barguna district, was conducted. Forty-three indicators were selected to assess cyclone vulnerability. The results were quantified using an index-based methodology with a standardized scoring method. Where applicable, descriptive statistics have been obtained. In terms of vulnerability indicators, we also utilized the chi-square test to compare Kalmegha and Patharghata Union. When appropriate, the non-parametric Mann–Whitney U test was employed to evaluate the relationship between the Vulnerability Index Score (VIS) and the union. According to the results, the environmental vulnerability (0.53 ± 0.17) and the composite vulnerability index (0.50 ± 0.08) were significantly greater in Kalmegha Union than in Patharghata Union. They faced inequity in government assistance (71%) and humanitarian aid (45%) from national and international organizations. However, 83% of them underwent evacuation practices. 39% were satisfied with the WASH conditions at the cyclone shelter, whereas around half were dissatisfied with the status of the medical facilities. Most of them (96%) rely only on surface water for drinking. National and international organizations should have a comprehensive plan for disaster risk reduction that encompasses all individuals, regardless of race, geography, or ethnicity.

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Households’ vulnerability assessment: empirical evidence from cyclone-prone area of Bangladesh

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“…A large number of draft sub-indicators on each indicator of adaptation of climate resilient practices by paddy growers were collected based on review of literature, discussion with concerned specialists. Drawing insights from relevant literature, such as Bello et al [17], Islam et al [18] and Khan et al [19] These sub-indicators were carefully edited, revised and restructured in google forms for relevancy.…”

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Development and Standardization of an Adaptation Index to Assess the Climate Resilient Practices by Paddy Growers

Yaminileela,

Devy,

Nirmala

et al. 2024

IJECC

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India is prominently recognized as the foremost producer of paddy, cultivating this crop over 47.83 million hectares and generating 135.75 million tonnes of paddy, thus playing a substantial role in the worldwide paddy output. However, there is an anticipated decline in paddy production yields due to the projected effects of climate change, estimated to range from 10% to 30% by 2030. In recent times, adaptation to climate change has become a major concern to farmers, policy makers and researchers. Climate resilient rice production practices need to be enhanced at the farm level in order to aid rural residents in improving their household food security. Against this backdrop, the proposed research seeks to fill this crucial knowledge gap by developing and constructing adaptation index tailored specifically for paddy growers in India. Through a literature review and discussions with experts, we have identified indicators and sub-indicators using the indicator approach method. These indicators will help us understand how paddy growers are adapting to climate change and implementing climate resilient practices. The relevancy rating score was obtained from 30 experts in the concerned area. Based on the relevancy score, 8 indicators and 23 sub-indicators of 0.80 and above were considered for inclusion in the adaptation index. To compute the index values for each of the identified indicators, their relative importance in the adaptation practices was worked out by assignment of index values to indicators through Principal component analysis (PCA) based on the high factor loadings exceeded 0.5 of sub-indicators were considered and the findings revealed that disease and management had highest index value of 3.461, followed by methods of paddy establishment (2.195), crop rejuvenation techniques (2.10), altered planting dates (2.049), water saving and management techniques (1.987), nursery management (1.562), paddy varieties (1.342) and spacing (1.214).

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“…Currently, 346 million people in Africa are undernourished ( Figure 4 ). With the percentage of people experiencing food insecurity expected to drop from 40.5 percent in 2020 to 24.4 percent in 2030, SSA is predicted to experience the slowest improvement in food security [ 42 ]. The World Bank reported in 2021 that 7.2 million people in East Africa are at risk of hunger, while 26.5 million experience severe food insecurity.…”

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Reversing Years for Global Food Security: A Review of the Food Security Situation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)

Wudil

Usman

Rosak-Szyrocka

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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All around the world, inequalities persist in the complex web of social, economic, and ecological factors that mediate food security outcomes at different human and institutional scales. There have been rapid and continuous improvements in agricultural productivity and better food security in many regions of the world during the past 50 years due to an expansion in crop area, irrigation, and supportive policy and institutional initiatives. However, in Sub-Saharan Africa, the situation is inverted. Statistics show that food insecurity has risen since 2015 in Sub-Saharan African countries, and the situation has worsened owing to the Ukraine conflict and the ongoing implications of the COVID-19 threat. This review looks into multidimensional challenges to achieving the SDG2 goal of “End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture” in Sub-Saharan Africa and the prosper policy recommendations for action. Findings indicate that weak economic growth, gender inequality, high inflation, low crop productivity, low investment in irrigated agriculture and research, climate change, high population growth, poor policy frameworks, weak infrastructural development, and corruption are the major hurdles in the sustaining food security in Sub-Saharan Africa. Promoting investments in agricultural infrastructure and extension services together with implementing policies targeted at enhancing the households’ purchasing power, especially those in rural regions, appear to be essential drivers for improving both food availability and food access.

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Farm level adaptation to climate change: insight from rice farmers in the coastal region of Bangladesh

Cited by 5 publications

References 34 publications

Households’ vulnerability assessment: empirical evidence from cyclone-prone area of Bangladesh

Households’ vulnerability assessment: empirical evidence from cyclone-prone area of Bangladesh

Development and Standardization of an Adaptation Index to Assess the Climate Resilient Practices by Paddy Growers

Reversing Years for Global Food Security: A Review of the Food Security Situation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)

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