ADOPTION BEHAVIOUR OF FARMERS TO CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES IN ODISHA

In the recent past, the agricultural scenario in the country is being challenged due to climatic aberrations. The impact of climate change on farming communities can be reduced by distributing timely information about seasonal climate forecast to farmers, so that they can make precise farming decisions and adopt to changing conditions. On this background, a study was conducted to assess the adoption behaviour of farmers to climate smart agricultural practices in coastal Odisha. The study reveals that characteristics like size of holding, material possession, extension participation, cosmopoliteness, animal herd size and ownership and extent of utilization of ICTs were influenced the adoption behaviour of Climate Smart Agricultural Practices of rice pulse farmers. The study recommended organizing capacity building programmes related to Climate Smart Agricultural technologies, timely generation and dissemination of information on climate change issues as strategies for enhancing adaptation to climate change.