ADOPTION OF CLIMATE RESILIENT TECHNOLOGIES IN AGRICULTURE- A STUDY IN SCARCE RAINFALL ZONE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

G. DHANA LAKSHMI¹*, G. SREEDHAR², M. MUNINARAYANAPPA^3
1Department of Rural Development, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, 515003, Andhra Pradesh, India
²Professor, Department of Rural Development, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, 515003, Andhra Pradesh, India
³Head, Department of Rural Development, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, 515003, Andhra Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : dhanaguru12@gmail.com

Received : 05-12-2022     Accepted : 28-12-2022     Published : 30-12-2022
Volume : 14     Issue : 12       Pages : 12122 - 12125
Int J Agr Sci 14.12 (2022):12122-12125

Keywords : Climate resilient Technologies, NICRA villages
Academic Editor : B.S. Khadda, Yad Vir Singh
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Rural Development, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, 515003, Andhra Pradesh, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The Climate resilient Technologies in Agriculture were proved as the best adaptation strategies available which would enhance resilience in agriculture rather than focus on yield enhancement. The study was conducted in NICRA villages of Kurnool and Anantapur districts of Andhra Pradesh with 180 respondents with an objective to know the extent of Climate Resilient Technologies adopted in Agriculture and association of independent variables with the extent of adoption. Results revealed that seventy-four per cent was the level of full adoption of all crop production technologies. Intercropping ranked first in adoption of the technology followed by, adoption of drought tolerant varieties and going for alternate crops, use of weather based agro advisory services, cultivating short duration varieties and adopting drought mitigation sprayings. The profile characteristics like mass media exposure score, capacity building programmes attended, extension contact score, perception on climate change index, perception on climate resilient technologies and weather based agro advisory services had shown positive and significant relation with adoption of climate resilient technologies in crop production

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