Impact of drought, farmers' adaptation strategies and administrative mitigation measure in the Marathwada region, India

• Autorzy: Sagar Khetwani , Ram Babu Singh , Khusro Moin
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The number of serious and extreme drought events is increasing, causing a serious threat to ecosystems, food security, livelihood security, social stability, and sustainable development. The Marathwada region of India is highly vulnerable to the impacts of drought and has been severely affected because of consecutive drought events from 2012 to 2016. This article aims to understand the rural farming household's perceptions of the impacts of drought, their adaptation and mitigation measures, and also attempts to assess the level of satisfaction of rural households with government mitigation measures. This study is based on primary and secondary sources of data collected from 192 farming households following a structured questionnaire survey. The survey reveals that crop failure, livelihood insecurity, declines in livestock production, livestock loss, water conflicts, and problems in meeting agricultural expenses, increased school dropout rates of children, and both psychological and health problems, were the most immediate socio-economic impacts of drought. The various environmental impacts of drought perceived by farmers included depleted groundwater levels, poor groundwater quality, land degradation, a decrease in seasonal river flows, degradation of pastures and declines in soil fertility. It was found that small and medium sized farmers were highly affected by drought compared with marginal and large scale farmers because of their high dependency on agriculture and poor adaptation strategies.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Agriculture; Drought; Food security; Poverty

PL

Rolnictwo; Susza; Bezpieczeństwo żywnościowe; Ubóstwo

• Czasopismo: Environmental & Socio-economic Studies
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: 8
• Numer: nr 2
• Strony: 1--11

Twórcy

autor

Sagar Khetwani

• Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi

autor

Ram Babu Singh

• Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi

autor

Khusro Moin

• Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, Delhi

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