Farmers’ adaptation to water scarcity in drought-prone environments: a case study of Rajshahi District, Bangladesh
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Article Title | Farmers’ adaptation to water scarcity in drought-prone environments: a case study of Rajshahi District, Bangladesh |
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ERA Journal ID | 5245 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Alam, Khorshed |
Journal Title | Agricultural Water Management |
Journal Citation | 148, pp. 196-206 |
Number of Pages | 11 |
Year | 2015 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | Netherlands |
ISSN | 0378-3774 |
1873-2283 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2014.10.011 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037837741400331X |
Abstract | Water scarcity and droughts pose serious threats to the livelihood of farming communities and the economy in many parts of the world. Using a survey of 546 farming households and employing multinomial logit regression, this study investigates rice farmers’ adaptation to water scarcity in a semi-arid climate in Bangladesh. It identified factors determining farmers’ adaptation responses to addressing water scarcity. The analysis shows that farmers with more experience of farming, better schooling, more secure tenure rights, better access to electricity and institutional facilities and an awareness of climatic effects are more likely to adopt alternative adaptation strategies. Farmers’ alternative adaptation choices are examined in comparison to the traditional approach of groundwater irrigation. This study raises issues of sustainability of agricultural adaptation practices in the context of an increasing dependence on groundwater irrigation. The results provide an insight to sustainable irrigation practices and an understanding of the characteristics of farms and farming households to frame better strategies to cope with water-stressed regimes in drought-prone environments. |
Keywords | adaptation; Bangladesh; climate change; drought; rice farming; multinomial logit model |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 380101. Agricultural economics |
410406. Natural resource management | |
380201. Cross-sectional analysis | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Commerce |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2v59/farmers-adaptation-to-water-scarcity-in-drought-prone-environments-a-case-study-of-rajshahi-district-bangladesh
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