Climate-Resilient Farming in India: The Role of Awareness, Adoption, and Institutional Support
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adoption, awareness, climate-resilient agriculture, farmer livelihoods, Krishi Vigyan KendraAbstract
The risks to Indian agriculture have been exacerbated by climate change, and climate-resilient technologies (CRTs) and other tools, including crop insurance, are needed to ensure rural livelihoods. Although the possible advantages of these innovations are thoroughly described, their implementation is uneven because of the existing gaps in awareness, financial limitations, and procedural obstacles. This review focuses on the relation between creating awareness, adoption behaviour and institutional outreach based on the research in West Bengal and other states. The evidence indicates that any process of adoption requires preceding awareness and that direct institutional involvement leads to the dramatic increase in the level of participation. The same article explores social and economic conditions that affect the practice of adoption, the obstacles that inhibit the involvement of smallholders, and the approach of scaling up practices of climate-resistant agriculture in the country.
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