FARMERS MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN MADHYA PRADESH: A STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS

PANKAJ KUMAR MEGHWAL¹*, RAJKUMAR JOSMEE SINGH^2
1Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, 362001, Gujarat, India
²Agricultural Extension, School of Social Sciences, College of Post-Graduate Studies, Barapani, 793102, Meghalaya, India
* Corresponding Author : pankaj_00982@yahoo.com

Received : 27-11-2016     Accepted : 09-12-2016     Published : 18-12-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 61       Pages : 3418 - 3422
Int J Agr Sci 8.61 (2016):3418-3422

Keywords : Climate Change, Interest, Legitimacy, Power, Stakeholders
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : The authors honestly acknowledge the help of the all teachers of School of Social Sciences & all supporting staff for extending their full cooperation, care & for their valuable help during the research. Also acknowledge the Central Agricultural University, Imphal for providing necessary financial assistance to pursue my study & research. Also acknowledge my respectable elder brothers (Mr. Kailash Meghwal & Mr. Chintu Meghwal) for their support and being my strength for whenever needed in my life
Author Contribution : Pankaj Kumar Meghwal is main researcher of the present study for whole research work and Dr. Rajkumar Josmee Singh is my Major Advisor and Chairperson of the Advisory Committee and he guided me till publication of this research paper

Countrywide many initiatives on mitigation and adaptation approaches in coping with the climate change for smallholder vulnerable farmers to increase their production through adoption of appropriate techniques fail due to inadequate attention to interests and characteristics of stakeholders. The study had been conducted at Manasa block of Neemuch district and Malhargarh block of Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh (MP). Two villages were selected purposively from each of the selected blocks thereby constituting four villages for the study. A total of 60 farmers were selected by way of proportionate random sampling method. As many as 14 and 15 stakeholders were selected from Manasa and Malhargarh blocks respectively by following snowball sampling method. In both the blocks, State Department of Agriculture turned up to be the most active stakeholder and it was revealed that majority (70.00%) of the respondents belonged to category of high level of decision-making followed by 18.33% and 11.67% who belonged to medium and low level category of decision-making on adoption of mitigation and adaptation of climate change practices in agriculture respectively. The study recommends that key stakeholders should be identified by any Government/Private agencies before introducing any new program. On the basis of Power, Interest and Legitimacy stakeholders should be given task related to Climate Change in agriculture.