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"Abstract
The paper analyses factors influencing the agricultural adaptation practices in embankment and non-embankment
areas of lower Ayeyarwady delta based on the information collected through a survey of 240 sampled households mostly
practicing rice farming. Farmers in both areas have adopted several agronomic practices to adapt with rainfall variability
and soil and water salinization due to sea level rise. A multivariate probit model employed to estimate the simultaneous
interdependent decisions by farm households explained the factors influencing the adaptation of rice farmers to respond
to the rainfall variability and salinity. Irrespective of correlation signs, the most significant determinants in adaptations
of non-embankment area are farm size, farm income, non-farm income, training and lowland followed by educational
level, family agricultural labor, land ownership, farming experience and the institutional credit. In the embankment area,
five variables out of 12; namely, farm size, farm income, training frequency, credit and lowland are most influential on
the adoption of agricultural adaptation practices. The poor linkage of extension and training programs reflected the poor
lowland soil condition and cultural practices. Although double cropping of rice in monsoon and summer has provided
higher cropping intensity and farm income, it has promoted the soil salinity and environmental unsustainability. Policy
instruments are therefore suggested for an effective implementation of soil conservation and integrated farming system
in lowland rainfed rice-based cropping system."
Source/publisher:
Earth Science & Climatic Change
Date of Publication:
2015-00-00
Date of entry:
2018-03-05
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- Individual Documents
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Language:
English