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Perceptions and adaptation behavior of farmers to climate change in the upper Brahmaputra Valley, India

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  • Ujjal Deka Baruah

    (Gauhati University
    Cotton University)

  • Anup Saikia

    (Gauhati University)

  • Scott M. Robeson

    (Indiana University)

  • Nitashree Mili

    (Cotton University)

  • Pritam Chand

    (Central University of Punjab)

Abstract

To better understand how farmers perceive and adapt to climate change, climate trends and a survey of farmer attitudes and behavior in the upper Brahmaputra valley zone (UBVZ) of India were analyzed. Rainfall and temperature trends were estimated in combination with the results from a detailed questionnaire of 384 farmers across 20 villages in rainfed areas of the UBVZ. From 1971 to 2007, the annual mean temperature in the UBVZ increased by 0.15 °C/decade while summer rainfall decreased markedly. Logistic regression was used for modeling the perceptions and adaptation behavior of farmers. Farmers perceptions of climate change tended to closely match those estimated from the climate data, but farmers with better access to water resources, credit, and those with higher family income, higher production, and larger farm sizes had more options to adapt and were more likely to adopt techniques to cope with climate change and variability. Factors such as age, education level, and family size of respondents were less likely to impact farmers’ decisions to adapt to climate change.

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  • Ujjal Deka Baruah & Anup Saikia & Scott M. Robeson & Nitashree Mili & Pritam Chand, 2021. "Perceptions and adaptation behavior of farmers to climate change in the upper Brahmaputra Valley, India," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 23(10), pages 15529-15549, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:endesu:v:23:y:2021:i:10:d:10.1007_s10668-021-01309-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s10668-021-01309-z
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