VULNERABILITY OF FARMERS AS PERCEIVED IN REGULARLY FLOOD AGROECOLOGY

The natural disaster in the form of flash flood in the monsoon season, damage crops in the farmers field, destroy properties, means of communication as well as hundreds of lives in the state of Bihar. The vulnerability of People in general and farmers in particular in the flood affected state of Bihar need to be mitigated for creating resilience and sustainability of farming. This study is the estimation on the social vulnerability as perceived of area adversely affected by the flash flood of the state Bihar in the year of 2021. The interview was conducted personally with 40 people engaged in farming occupation using of pre- structured interview schedule in the flood prone area of the state Bihar. The data were analysed statistically applying tools viz descriptive statistics, correlation, regression using statistical software SPSS-23. It was found that family size (x6), vulnerable members (x9), age (x1) and perception on occupation (x4) of the flood affected farmers were negatively and significantly correlated with perception on social vulnerability of the farmers. It was also found that credit load (x16), education (x2) and social participation (x11) were positively and significantly correlated with the perception on social vulnerability of the flood affected farmers in the increasing strength of association. The independent variables such as. age (x1), education (x2), perception on occupation (x4), family size (x6), vulnerable members (x9), social participation (x11) and credit load (x16) have all together explained 82.4 per cent of the variance embedded in the social vulnerability as perceived by flood affected farmers.The study concluded that all the estimated significant socio-economic agro-economic and socio-psychological characteristics of flood affected farmers determines the perception on social vulnerability of farmers which in turn will help policy makers to undertake suitable remedial measures to improve the precarious situation in a better way not only by developing infrastructures but also with appropriate improved agricultural technologies in the form of flood tolerant varieties, crop protection measures and farm mechanization so that the farming occupation can become resilient and sustainable.