STUDY ON FARMERS AWARENESS REGARDING 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 : 12-10-2023     Accepted : 28-12-2023     Published : 30-12-2023
Volume : 15     Issue : 12       Pages : 12792 - 12794
Int J Agr Sci 15.12 (2023):12792-12794

Keywords : Awareness, Climate Change, Impact, Farmers, Inputs
Academic Editor : Dr Mayank Chaturvedi, Dr Seher Dirican
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

An attempt has been made in this paper to study on Farmers awareness regarding climate change in the Bijapur district, of northern Dry Zone of Karnataka. Based on the existence of high range of variability in rainfall and temperature (since 40 years), in the district two taluks were selected as Vijayapur 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 Results revealed that with respect to awareness of climate change, more than one third of farmers had high level of awareness about climate change. It is evident from the stables that farmers are fairly aware of all the three important components of climate change which are prominently affecting agriculture viz., rainfall and temperature. More than one third of the farmers were highly aware of changes in temperature and overall impact of climate change on agriculture. It is really surprising to note that the probable reasons that could be attributed for higher awareness of farmers about climate change might be due to now-a-days farming is a costly venture. Most of the inputs required for agriculture are very costly

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