Farmers perception towards climate change and Adaptation in Bihar A gender

Abstract

The present study was an attempt to understand the perception of farmers about climate change and document the adaptation strategies to climate change in Bihar. The constraints faced by the farmers in adaptation were also examined. A comparable vulnerability index of both men and women farmers was calculated. This investigation was carried out in four purposively selected districts of Bihar state. This investigation was carried out in four purposively selected districts of Bihar state .A total of 240 respondents, 120 being male and 120 being female were selected as the sample size. The study was conducted in 8 villages selected both purposively and randomly. A multi stage sampling design was adopted to select the sample size. newlineThe major findings of the study revealed that Majority (50.00 per cent) of the men farmers and 45.83 per cent of the women farmers were of the middle age group. Majority of the women farmers and 30.00 per cent of the men farmers were illiterate. Majority of the men and women farmers were of OBC category. Majority (60.00 per cent and 76.67 per cent) of the men and women farmers were of the joint family type. Majority of the respondents were having family size greater than 5 members. Majority of the men and women respondents were having medium farming experience. About social participation, very few respondents were member of milk federation, school and few women were member of self help group in their village. Majority (70.83 per cent) of the farmers were marginal land holders while 16.67 per cent of the farmers were small land holders, and only 6.67 per cent of the farmers were big land holders. Majority of the men and women farmers were of medium annual income. Only newline newline