Constraints Affecting the Spread of Climate Resilient Technologies among the Farming Communities

Author: K. Priyanka, K. Nagasree, Ravinder Naik V., M. Malla Reddy and K. Madhubabu

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Abstract

Climate resilient agriculture is fairly flexible if farmers are provided with right information, right tools, they can make necessary adaptations of their own. But some farmers will find it difficult because of unavailability of technology, poor soil quality, lack of irrigation, lack of funds in addition to institutional or cultural barriers. To achieve climate resilient agriculture, the collaboration of farmers, extension system and research system is prerequisite. For technology spread agricultural extension system needs various players like public, private, CBO, farmers. At each stage of dissemination, factors affecting the spread of technology varies with type of organization. Management of all these factors and understanding elements of technology pathway leads to the successful spread of technology among farmers. An attempt is made to analyse the constraints affecting spread of climate resilient technologies among the farming communities. Ex-post facto research design was adopted for the investigation. The present study was conducted during 2021-22 in Telangana state. Khammam district was selected purposively keeping in the view of more spread of climate resilient technologies in the district. Enkoor mandal was selected purposively as the spread of climate resilient technologies is observed in the mandal. Two NICRA adopted villages and two NON-NICRA villages were selected from the mandal. Thus, total of four villages were selected for the study. 30 farmers were selected at random from each village to create a sample of 60 respondents from NICRA-adopted villages and 60 respondents from non-NICRA villages for the study. Thus, total of 120 farmers were selected. Among NICRA respondents under socio-psychological constraints, resistance to change the conventional practices (61.0%), economical constraints inadequate finance (71.3%), under technological constraints lack of own resources (48.3%) lack of weather-based information (48.3%) were constraints observed. Among NON-NICRA respondents under socio-psychological constraints, resistance to change the conventional practices (70.0%) economical constraints high cost of inputs (75.0%) under technological constraints lack of awareness of people about CRTs (climate resilient technologies) (86.6%) were the constraints observed.

Keywords

Climate resilient technologies, constraints, spread, farming communities

Conclusion

The present study revealed that the majority of the NICRA farmers are having the constraints such as inadequate finance high labour costs, the small size of the land, lack of own resources, farmers resistance to change the conventional practices, inability to take risks, less interest in climate-resilient agriculture. The major constraints faced by NON-NICRA farmers are resistance to change the conventional practices, others not adopting the technology resistance high cost of inputs, inadequate finance, high cost of investments in land or farm machinery, lack of awareness of people about CRTs, lack of information on the latest technology within time, lack of knowledge of climate resilient technologies, lack of drought or saline tolerant varieties. Most farmers were unable to implement climate resilient technologies without technical and financial support. Despite KVK's repeated trainings and demonstrations, farmers are hesitant to implement the technologies due to financial constraints and farmer coordination. Drought-tolerant varieties should be made available in sufficient quantities at the farmer level so that farmers can cultivate these varieties. Farmers, financial institutions, and agro-advisory service providers should all consider continuous learning and sharing of climate resilient practices, climate, and agro-advisory knowledge to be a crucial tool. This will eventually increase farmers' ability to adapt, while also increasing their awareness of and altering their attitudes toward farming that is climate-smart.

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How to cite this article

K. Priyanka, K. Nagasree, Ravinder Naik V., M. Malla Reddy and K. Madhubabu (2022). Constraints Affecting the Spread of Climate Resilient Technologies among the Farming Communities. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 14(4): 1274-1277.