STUDY ANALYZING THE PROFILE OF FARMERS IN RELATION TO THEIR AWARENESS AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN VIJAYAPUR DISTRICT OF NORTHERN KARNATAKA

RAVINDRA JAMADAR¹*, S.V. HALAKATTI², S.K. CHANDRAKALA^3
1Department of Agricultural Extension Education, University of Agricultural Sciences, Krishinagar, Dharwad, 580005, Karnataka, India
²Department of Agricultural Extension Education, University of Agricultural Sciences, Krishinagar, Dharwad, 580005, Karnataka, India
³Department of Agricultural Extension Education, University of Agricultural Sciences, Krishinagar, Dharwad, 580005, Karnataka, India
* Corresponding Author : ravindra4184@gmail.com

Received : 03-11-2023     Accepted : 28-12-2023     Published : 30-12-2023
Volume : 15     Issue : 12       Pages : 12787 - 12789
Int J Agr Sci 15.12 (2023):12787-12789

Keywords : Mass media, Innovative proneness, Farming experience, Scientific orientation
Academic Editor : S. M. Chavan
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Agricultural Extension Education, University of Agricultural Sciences, Krishinagar, Dharwad, 580005, Karnataka, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

In this study, attempt has been made to analyzing the profile of farmers in relation to their awareness and adaptation to climate change in the Vijayapur district of Karnataka. Based on the existence of high range of variability in rainfall and temperature (since 40 years), the district taluks were selected, accordingly the taluks selected were Bijapur and Sindagi. From each of the selected taluks five villages were selected randomly. By applying simple random sampling technique 150 respondents were selected for the study. The data collected through a detailed interview schedule employing personal interview method and the coefficient of correlation test was applied to ascertain the relationship of independent variables with the awareness of farmers about climate change and the results were observed that age, organizational participation, mass media exposure, farm resources, had a non-significant and positively correlation with awareness of climate change. Whereas, risk orientation, extension contact, were positively and significantly related at 0.01 level, farming experience, innovative proneness, mass media participation, land holding, social participation, scientific orientation, also had a positive and significant relationship at 0.05 level, with the awareness of climate change by farmers. For establishing a relationship between independent variables of farmers with adaptation measures initiated due to climate change was done by farmers the result of analysis observed that age, mass media exposure, organizational participation, size of land holding, and farm resources, had a positive and non-significant relationship with farmers adaptation to climate change. While education, farming experience, innovative proneness, risk orientation, extension contact, social participation, and scientific orientation, had a positive and significant relationship with farmers adaptations to climate change, at 0.01 per cent level

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