Farmer’s Perceptions Regarding Climate Change and Its Impact on Cotton Performance in Southern Region of the Punjab, Pakistan
Year: 2020
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study was conducted in district Khanewal, located in the southern region of Punjab during 2018 with the collaboration of Department of Agri. Extension and Rural Development, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Pakistan. The whole region is much famous for cotton production. This quantitative study was performed in specifically the Khanewal district due to environmental vulnerabilities prevailing in this area. District Khanewal having 04 tehsils, four villages randomly selected from each tehsil. Moreover, ten farmers from each village were randomly selected for interview. Results revealed that 95% of the farmers had a perception about increased in temperature, 61% of the farmers had a perception about changes in precipitation, summer periods (71.3%), reduction in water (50%), changes in agriculture zones (73.1%) that ultimately effected crop growth and development. Deforestation, fossil fuels industry, green houses gas emission, and land use pattern had perceived as major causes of climate change. Trend of last five years of cotton performance was perceived poor to average draw in a graph. Changes in cotton practices were agreed by a large number of respondents which include changes in seed selection, pest & diseases, changes in fertilizer application, pest & diseases attack, irrigation application, weeding, sowing time, harvesting time, changes in sprays and effect on boll formation. It concludes that deforestation, greenhouse gas emission, land degradation and manipulation of fossil fuels industries is damaging for the ecological zone. Researchers stressed that implementation of green Pakistan initiative in study should be implemented at ground level. For that policy makers and local administration should pay attention to the ground working and evaluation of involved stakeholders.
DOI: 10.58475/x5rwnh16
Institution: University of Sargodha
Language: English
Subfield: Agronomy and Crop Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7215777938