Adapting agricultural livelihoods in deltaic environments : explorations from the Indian Bengal delta

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dc.contributor.authorWatts, Martin
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-20T09:00:54Z
dc.date.available2020-02-20T09:00:54Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractResults of this dissertation study indicate that the effect of farmers’ employment type, education, farm size and access to credit were significantly, and positively, associated with adopting various on-farm climate adaptation strategies. Low education levels prevented some farmers from understanding and applying information disseminated by local agricultural extension services. Smaller farm sizes constrained farmers’ ability to feasibly implement adaptive measures Having access to loans enabled farmers to affordably implement irrigation and effectively apply crop diversification strategies. Recommendations include enabling organic farming through retail of organic fertilizer, and that extension services undertake practical approaches to better communicate information to farmers.en
dc.description.sponsorshipthe UK’s Department for International Development (DFID)
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/58532
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectDELTASen
dc.subjectHYDROLOGICAL CYCLEen
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPSen
dc.subjectFARMINGen
dc.subjectWATER MANAGEMENTen
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDERSen
dc.subjectORGANIC FARMINGen
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATIONen
dc.subjectORGANIC FERTILIZERSen
dc.subjectIRRIGATIONen
dc.subjectINDIAen
dc.subjectSOUTH ASIAen
dc.titleAdapting agricultural livelihoods in deltaic environments : explorations from the Indian Bengal deltaen
dc.typeThesisen
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceThis work is used with the permission of the copyright holderen
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber107642001
idrc.project.number107642
idrc.project.titleDeltas, Vulnerability, and Climate Change: Migration as an Adaptationen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC36-1643402171-252238
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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