| چکیده انگلیسی مقاله |
Determinants of conservation agriculture (CA) for adoption and ways head for amplifying the extension are of utmost significance in the Indian Indo-Gangetic plains (IGP) to conserve resources and counteract the negative effects of climate change. Understanding the farmer's perspective has traditionally been seen as critical to influencing the adoption and out-scaling of CA-based climate-resilient practices. This study evaluated the farmer's attitude and experiences with CA adoption. This study's objective was to investigate the biophysical, socio-economic, and technical constraints in the adoption of CA by the farmers in the Western- and Eastern-IGP i.e. Karnal, Haryana, and Samastipur, Bihar, respectively. A pre-tested structured questionnaire was administered to 50 households practicing CA in Western and Eastern-IGP. Results show that 10% and 66% of the households were categorized as smallholder farmers (<2 ha of landholding) in Karnal and Samastipur. About 46 and 8% of households inspect soil periodically in Karnal and Samastipur, respectively. PCA results suggest economic profitability (r=0.843) and soil health (r=0.806) as core components from the farmer's motivational perspective in Karnal and Samastipur, respectively. Low return, expensiveness and poor germination were common constraints by PCA analysis for the study area. Besides, lack of irrigation is significant in the case of Samastipur. Promotion and scaling up of CA technologies should be targeted as per site-specific requirements, emphasizing biophysical resource availability, socio-economic constraints and future impacts of such technology. |
