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022			_a1866-7511
022			_a1866-7538 (Online)
024	8		_ahttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-020-06019-w
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100	1		_918671 _aAmir, S.
245	1	0	_aDeterminants of farmers’ adaptation to climate change in rain-fed agriculture of Pakistan
260			_aGermany : _bSpringer, _c2020.
500			_aPeer review
500			_aReference Only
520			_aRain-fed rural communities in Pakistan are susceptible to climate change. Their reliance on agricultural productivity is marred by inadequate adaptive and response capabilities, making them vulnerable to accompanying challenges. This paper examines the farmers’ perceptions about the looming threats emanating from climate change. The study scrutinizes response options and strategies for action. It mainly focuses on the determinants, which characteristically influence the farmers’ decision-making to cope with the looming challenges. The current study was carried out in the rain-fed contextual settings of Chakwal District in Pakistan. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 475 households. The multivariate probit model was deployed for assessments and inferences. The findings formulate that a sizeable majority (96%) of farmers is conscious about the consequential impacts of weather and climatic anomalies. The irregular rainfall pattern was identified as the leading cause of concern (86%) among the respondents. Besides this, the households also tackle the abnormalities such as hail storms (73%), irregularities in the durations of summer (72%), and winter (71%) seasons. The respondents rely on several strategies ranging from changes in planting dates (76%) to compromises over the education of children (33%) to ameliorate ensuing stresses. The findings substantiate that the level of education, size of the land held, household income, exposure to information, and access to extension services determine the farmers’ adaptation choices. However, financial constraints and lack of institutional support were adjudged as the cardinal hurdles. Therefore, integrated efforts in terms of technical, financial, and institutional support are obligatory for the social-economic resilience of such rain-fed agrarian communities.
546			_aText in English
650		7	_2AGROVOC _91045 _aClimate change
650		7	_2AGROVOC _97591 _aFarmers' attitudes
650		7	_2AGROVOC _96026 _aAdaptation
650		7	_2AGROVOC _99381 _aRainfed farming
651		7	_2AGROVOC _94252 _aPakistan
700	1		_918672 _aSaqib, Z.
700	1		_918673 _aKhan, M.I.
700	1		_9800 _aAli, A. _gFormerly Socioeconomics Program _8I1706046
700	1		_918674 _aKhan, M.A.
700	1		_918675 _aBokhari, S.A.
700	0		_918676 _aZaman-ul-Haq
773	0		_dGermany : Springer, 2020. _gv. 13, no. 19, art. 1025 _tArabian Journal of Geosciences _x1866-7511
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