Adoption of Recommended Package of Practices of Chickpea Varieties (JG-11 and JAKI 9218) in Dharwad District of Karnataka, India

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is mainly a rabi season crop of India grown in diverse agroclimatic conditions under various cropping systems and a major pulse crop in Karnataka state. JG-11 and JAKI-9218 are two prominent chickpea varieties cultivated by farmers in Dharwad district along with Annigeri-1 (local variety). The study throws light on profile characteristics and level of adoption of recommended package of practices of the above chickpea varieties. The study was conducted in Dharwad, Navalgund and Kundagol taluks of Dharwad district of Karnataka state during 2020-21 with a sample of 135 chickpea farmers. “Ex-post facto” research design was employed for the study. The data was elicited through personal interview method. Nearly half (48.89 %) of chickpea farmers belonged to low adoption category of recommended chickpea package of practices followed by medium (36.30 %) and high (14.81 %) categories. The probable reasons for low to medium adoption of recommended practices because majority of the farmers are not aware of the recommended package of practices and also farmers expressed disbelief towards the recommended package of practices because if they practice other methods, they have a fear of losing the yield.

Determinants of Intensity of Adoption of Climate Change Adaptation Practices in the Agriculture Sector in Nepal

Climate change has been noticed in the agricultural sector of Nepal which calls for strategies for adaptation and resilience building. We assessed the influence of demographic, institutional factors, and farm characteristics on the adoption of twenty climate change adaptation practices. We used climate change impact survey data of 800 households for Province 1 and analyzed the data using the Poisson regression and corrected the overdispersion using Negative Binomial regression. The results revealed that the operational size of landholding, years of experience in farming and formal education of the household head, the association of members in cooperatives and community-based organizations, the occurrence of disasters in the last five years, male-headed households, and receiving remittance influenced the adoption of a package of climate change adaptation practices in agriculture in Nepal. The results imply that policies should be geared towards enhancing the capacity of farmers through education and skill training, strengthening social networks, increasing investment for the generation and dissemination of climate-resilient agricultural technologies and practices, implementing additional off-farm and on-farm activities to increase income, and improving access to physical resources, education, and information to female-headed households.