Personal, Socio-economic and psychological characteristics of paddy growers towards climate variability

Abstract

The study was carried out in the three tehsil of Kolhapur district. With the use of an interview schedule that was specifically created, 150 paddy growers were personally interviewed in order to gather data. Ten independent variables, including personal, socioeconomic, and psychological traits of the paddy growers, were selected, and when necessary, specially designed schedules and tools were used to measure them. The result revealed that the majority respondents were middle age, educated up to higher secondary and secondary education with a medium farming experience, experience in paddy cultivation, small size of land holding, very low annual, very low income from paddy, medium risk orientation, medium social participation, and medium level of preparedness for adaptation. The majority of responders showed medium adaptation level towards climate variability. Indian farmers have faced numerous risks and difficulties as a result of agriculture in the twenty-first century. By attending to quality, productivity, and production, farmers must adopt recent adaptation practices. The current study, which aimed to comprehend the adaptation strategies of paddy growers towards climate variability in Kolhapur District. It was found that most of paddy growers had small and semi medium land holding. This indicates that there is a good chance to encourage the cultivation of paddy in the research area. The efforts should be made by State Department of Agriculture to increase the area under paddy crop through farmer rallies, exhibitions, and result demonstration of improved adaptation practices.