A REDUCTION OF CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS THROUGH INFORMATION NETWORKS IN CCKN-IA PILOT BLOCKS OF GANJAM DISTRICT
Journal Title: International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research (IJASR) - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 6
Abstract
Agricultural growth remains the key priorities of the Government of India. Over the years, India agriculture has become more diversified and shift to high-value crops, livestock and fisheries. But agriculture is more vulnerable to climate change. It affects the lives and livelihoods of millions of Indians. Indian agriculture, not only provides food security, but also ensures livelihood security of58 percent of the population. However, agriculture is prone to existing climate variability and is further aggravated due to impacts of climate change. The main objectives of the study are to identify the knowledge gaps of existing climate change relevant agricultural information as well as knowledge flow through technical, quantitative and qualitative assessment. To a greater extent, the Ganjam region of the Odisha is reeling under such climate stress condition. Climate Change Knowledge Network in Indian Agriculture (CCKN-IA) would facilitate the operationalization of National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) in the selected block of Ganjam district of Odisha. More than 73 percent of farmers received information on contingency measures, out of which 71 percent opined that informationis relevant and useful for them. Similarly, 72 percent of farmers received information on crop diseases & pests and 68.5 percent told that advisories are essential for them. More than 80 percent farmers opined that the climate change effect can be minimized through public awareness. The perception of farmers on climate change has improved from 30 percent (Benchmark) to 80.5 percent over a period of three years due to CCKN-IA project. With the limited availability of local datasets, some of the important inferences are: climate change appears to influence monsoon rainfall; total rain days during the monsoon have also decreased drastically indicating the occurrence of regular dry spells resulting in less water availability for crop cultivation.
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SASANKA LENKA, BISWA RANJAN PATNAIK
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