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- Title
IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURE IN NORTH WEST PAKISTAN AND ADAPTATION STRATEGIES OF FARMING COMMUNITY: A CASE STUDY OF KAGHAN VALLEY.
- Authors
Safdar, Umair; Shahbaz, Babar; Ali, Tanvir; Ali, Shoukat
- Abstract
Agricultural production is susceptible to weather and climate. Pakistan is also facing the severe impact of climate change which results into floods and low agricultural production. Hilly and mountainous regions of Northern Khyber Pakhtun Khwa (KPK) province are more vulnerable to climate change. However, little information is available on the impact of climate change on agriculture in the mountainous regions of KPK. This paper illustrates the impact of climate change on agriculture in the Kaghan Valley. A study was conducted in the Institute of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad during the year 2012. Kaghan Valley of district Mansehra of KPK, Pakistan was selected as study area. The respondents were selected through multistage random sampling. The results showed that majority (65.8%) of respondents belonged to middle age (35-50 years). The education level of respondents was low as more than half (55.83%) of them were found illiterate. The results showed that the most significant impact of climate change was high temperature (M=3.85), high rate of precipitation (M=3.75), pattern of rainfall and temperature (M=3.75), deforestation (M=3.61) and floods (M=3.51). A large majority (67.5%) of respondents started cultivating multiple crops as adaptation strategy against climate change. It is recommended that heat and moisture tolerant varieties should be introduced to conserve agriculture against the drastic impact of climate change. There is need of creating awareness among the people for their capacity building to cope with climate changes. Alternate source of fuel must be provided to the people to conserve forest and ultimately to reduce impacts of climate change.
- Subjects
CLIMATE change research; AGRICULTURAL laws; AGRICULTURAL industries&; the environment; COOPERATIVE agriculture; FARM management; AGRICULTURAL economics
- Publication
Journal of Agricultural Research (03681157), 2014, Vol 52, Issue 4, p597
- ISSN
0368-1157
- Publication type
Article