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- Title
Climate change risk perception and adaptation to climate smart agriculture are required to increase wheat production for food security.
- Authors
Ehsan, Nusrat; Hoogenboom, Gerrit; Qamar, Mahmood Khalid; Wilkerson, Carol J.; Wajid, Syed Aftab; Aziz, Farhan
- Abstract
Climate change poses a serious risk to wheat farmers in many regions of the world. The present study was conducted in the Sialkot District, Punjab, Pakistan, to investigate climate change trends during the past thirty years and to determine farmers' knowledge and perceptions about climate change. The study also addresses the impacts of climate change on wheat production, current adaptation strategies, and limitations in adaptations to climate-smart agriculture (CSA) through a questionnaire-based survey. The historical weather data from the past thirty years indicated an increase in the mean annual minimum and maximum temperature and a decrease in annual total precipitation. Wheat productivity during the past thirty years showed an increasing trend but it was inconsistent. The respondents' perception of climate change indicated that the literate farmers and those with broad farming experience were more knowledgeable about the climatic effects on wheat production. However, the survey results showed that the age of the farmers did not affect their perceptions. The current management practices are primarily based on prior experiences (70%) and traditional practices (30%). The standard management practices to increase farm productivity include an increase in fertilizer use (70%), a decrease in manure use (24%), and intercropping or switching to other crop cultivations (60%). The farmers stated that their reasons for limited adaptation to climate smart farm practices (CSFP) were due to their lack of knowledge and skills (86%), lack of modern technologies (74%), economic constraints (78%), politics (86%), and social influences (74%). Based on the survey results, the study suggests that addressing these gaps can increase farm-level wheat productivity to increase resilience. This can be achieved by introducing state-of-the-art farming practices through farmer training and by providing institutional services with a focus on climate-specific farm consultation services, leading to climate-smart agricultural practices for improved food security.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; PUNJAB; FOOD security; PHYSIOLOGICAL adaptation; AGRICULTURE; FOOD production; WHEAT farmers; RISK perception; PRODUCTION increases; TILLAGE; CLIMATE change
- Publication
Italian Journal of Agronomy, 2022, Vol 17, Issue 4, p1
- ISSN
1125-4718
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4081/ija.2022.2129