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- Title
Determinants of risk attitude and risk perception under changing climate among farmers in Punjab, Pakistan.
- Authors
Farhan, Muhammad; Yasin, Muhammad Asim; Bakhsh, Khuda; Ali, Rafaqet; Ullah, Sami; Munir, Saad
- Abstract
Agriculture sector is uncertain and susceptible to climatic risks. Farmer's risk attitude and risk perceptions play important roles in managing the risks at farm level. Precise and timely risk perception may help to evaluate the incidence and severity of risks while farmers' attitude determines the response of the farmers toward risk. Therefore, farmers' risk attitude and perceptions are significant in farmers' decision-making during the uncertain conditions. The present study was designed to examine the farmers' risk attitude and risk perceptions related to climatic factors. The study also focused on socioeconomic factors affecting the farmers' risk attitude and risk perceptions. The study was conducted in three districts of Punjab such as Bahawalpur, Layyah and Rahim Yar Khan. Using a multistage sampling technique, a sample of 382 respondents was interviewed from all districts. The study employed the Equally Likely Certainty Equivalent and Cubic Utility Function to assess the risk attitude. Risk matrix was used to estimate the risk perceptions related to climate factors. The study used probit model to analyze the factors affecting the risk attitude and risk perceptions among farmers. Findings of the study indicate that most of the farmers have risk averse behavior. Farmers perceive rise in temperature as high risk followed by erratic rains, wind storms and pest breakouts. The results show that farmer's age, education, farming experience and off-farm income significantly determine the farmers' risk attitude and perceptions. The study results will be helpful for policy makers and researchers to design risk management strategies.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; PUNJAB; FARMERS' attitudes; SENSORY perception; RISK perception; WINDSTORMS; CLIMATE change; FARM risks; ATTITUDE (Psychology)
- Publication
Natural Hazards, 2022, Vol 114, Issue 2, p2163
- ISSN
0921-030X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11069-022-05465-x