Determinants of farmers’ adaptation measures to climate variability in Tribal block of district Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

Abstract

The study was conducted in the Kundam block of district Jabalpur to investigate the determinants of adaptation measures towards climate variability. Five villages of Kundam block were selected on the basis maximum area under Rice – Wheat cropping system. Total 100 farmers’ were selected by the proportionate random sampling method. The study reveals that higher per cent (61%) of farmers had medium level of adaptation and mean value of adaptation level was 68.11 and a standard deviation 4.36 of data. The results of regression analysis indicated that all the 20 variables fitted in a regression equation accounted for 76.30 per cent (R2 = .763) variation in adapted adaptation measures. The results of regression analysis further revealed that credit access, mass media exposure, information seeking behaviour, scientific orientation and perception towards climate variability were the main determinants of adaptation measure in Jabalpur district. Planners and development workers should formulate policies to improve these factors to improve farmers’ adaptation to climate variability in the region.