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Impact of stubble burning on air pollution and climate change in East Burdwan District, India

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  • Saddam Hossain Mondal

    (Heramba Chandra College)

  • Arup Kumar Chattopadhyay

    (The University of Burdwan)

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Stubble burning is a common phenomenon in India in the recent times. The residue burning strategy of the farmers helps reduce the labour cost, but this activity leads to significantly affect the environmental conditions, human capital, as well as social capital of the society too. The stubble burning results to increase in the temperature of the earth and to raise the sea level because of different types of GHGs emission to the air. The primary data for our research study have been collected using stratified random sampling method. We have estimated hectare wise and farmer wise emissions of GHGs to the air in East Burdwan district due to the stubble burning using the method suggested by Gadde et al. [Environ Pollut 157(5):1554–1558, 2009]. The amount of lost rice straw has been estimated using IPCC method, 2006. Further, we have checked the farm profitability of broadly two groups of farmers, namely, non-burner and burner of crop residues in the district. The responsible factors for stubble burning by the farmers in the district are also examined using binary logit regression method. The large farmers are found to have burnt more than 54% of their total crop residue. Interestingly, contrary to the popular belief, the farm profitability of non-burner farmers is comparatively higher than that of burner farmers in the district. Labour cost and supply of labour are observed to be the most responsible variables for stubble burning in the district.

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  • Saddam Hossain Mondal & Arup Kumar Chattopadhyay, 2024. "Impact of stubble burning on air pollution and climate change in East Burdwan District, India," Indian Economic Review, Springer, vol. 59(1), pages 311-330, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:inecre:v:59:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1007_s41775-024-00227-x
    DOI: 10.1007/s41775-024-00227-x
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    Keywords

    Stubble burning; Mann–Kendall test; Farm profitability; Environmental pollution; Logistic regression; Health hazards;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q50 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - General
    • Q53 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming
    • Q15 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment
    • C2 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables

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