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(Free Report) Climate Change Impacts on farmers of Nepal |
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by Kushal Naharki | 14-03-2020 11:08
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Climate variability and extremes have the strongest direct impact on food security, given the sensitivity of agriculture to climate and the primary role of the sector as a source of food and livelihoods for the rural poor. The majority of people most vulnerable to climate shocks and natural hazards are the world’s 2.5 billion small-scale farmers, herders, fishers and forest-dependent communities, who derive their food and income from renewable natural resources. The average land holding in Nepalese family is 0.8 hectares per family and are characterized by their subsistence level of production. Smallholder farmers constitute more than half of national population and half of the country’s total population of hungry and poor. These figures suggest the importance of smallholder farmers in today’s world which is staring at food crisis. Smallholder and subsistence farmers will suffer impacts of climate change that will be locally specific and hard to predict. The variety of crop and livestock species produced by any one household and their interactions, and the importance of non-market relations in production and marketing, will increase the complexity both of the impacts and of subsequent adaptations, relative to commercial farms with more restricted ranges of crops. Small farm sizes, low technology, low capitalization, and diverse non-climate stressors will tend to increase vulnerability, but the resilience factors , family labor, existing patterns of diversification away from agriculture, and possession of a store of indigenous knowledge cannot not be underestimated. Social-scientific study of the future impacts of climate change on poor rural people in developing countries tend to be concerned with the increased frequency of extreme events with generalized impacts. Large proportion of marginal farmers with small landholding, limited irrigation, low income level, limited institutional capacity, and greater dependency of agriculture on climate-sensitive natural resources has accelerated vulnerability. Nepal’s agriculture is largely rainfed and their contribution to the GDP and food security is dependent on the characteristics of the monsoon rain. Existing system of food production is highly climate sensitive because of its low level of capital and technology. The decreasing trend of cultivated land, poses as a serious threat to Nepal’s food security since agriculture is the main source of ivelihood for majority of the population contributing 33 percent to national economy and employs 66 percent of the total population. Scaled-up actions across sectors are urgently needed to strengthen the resilience of livelihoods and food systems to climate variability and extremes. A framework should be form to recognize the complexity and specificity of small landholding farmer, incorporate climate stressors on rural livelihoods and their contribution to vulnerability and study three different categories of climate change impact upon smallholder livelihoods. Addressing climate variability and extremes and their impact on food security and nutrition requires a focus on resilience. Context-specific interventions aimed at anticipating, limiting, and adapting to the effects of climate variability and extremes and building the resilience of livelihoods, food systems and nutrition to climatic shocks and stresses. References This article is also published on http://climateducate.weebly.com/ceblog/climate-change-impacts-on-small-landholding-farmers-of-nepal?fbclid=IwAR2I7I-z3GF93h0vwRfEg02J_DmiVMD872EF_QTFhlp_mqV-OBW8rIzoaeM where I have worked as Project Member of Climateeducate team. |
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28 Comments
Thank you @Dikshya
Posted 01-04-2020 10:43
Enjoyed reading this.
Thank you for this wonderful report
Posted 01-04-2020 08:41
Thank you @Sushma
Posted 30-03-2020 18:57
thank you for the report , it is really informative
hope to learn more
Posted 30-03-2020 16:16
Welome Rachu
Posted 27-03-2020 12:07
Thanks for the report
Posted 26-03-2020 18:42
Thanks for your comment dear.
Posted 18-03-2020 16:01
Hello Kushal,
Climate Change has big impact on the farmers. A large amount of productivity has declined in present context due to changing climate pattern. We must take mitigating measures as soon as possible.
Regards,
Sagar Koirala
Posted 18-03-2020 15:55
Thank you @Ishma
Posted 17-03-2020 13:59
Greetings kushal
I hope you are doing well
Very well written
Thank you so much for this great report
I hope to read more from you!
Green cheers
Regards
Ishma
Posted 17-03-2020 12:13
Thank you @Jasmine
Posted 15-03-2020 19:29
Greetings
I do hope everything is going well..
Thank you so much for sharing your report..
Hope to learn more from you on upcoming days..
Green cheers
Regards
Jasmine karki
Posted 15-03-2020 19:03
Thank you @Theodore for the comment
Posted 15-03-2020 01:11
Thank you @Taehyun Mentor
Posted 15-03-2020 01:08
Thank you for sharing! This is a good read on the specifics of agricultural sustainability in Nepal.
Posted 14-03-2020 23:17
Hello Kushal Naharki! This is mentor Taehyun.
You always surprised me with an amazing report! High praise :) Agriculture is greatly influenced by climate. Because of climate change, available crops in a specific region is now changing. That makes farming harder. Especially, a case like your country, a high percentage of agriculture in the national economy makes climate change into a more serious crisis. I didn't know that the small size of the individual's agricultural farm makes a lot of problems. Thank you for noticing me. Very insightful. Actually, as a solution to climate change, scientists developed GMO crops, which is strong for high temp. or low temp. But that is not a total solution. We have to prevent climate change to make agriculture safe.
Thank you for your elaborate report!
Green cheers!
Posted 14-03-2020 22:14
Thank you @Sang su Mentor.
It feels great to hear those amazing words from you.
Posted 14-03-2020 21:34
Hi Kushal Naharki, this is Sang Su Lee.
I am so impressed in your hard working at Tunza eco generation site. I even memorized your name ^^. Thank you so much for sharing good information about the environment. It is really helpful not only to me but also to other ambassadors.
Agriculture and climate are directly related as you mention. Therefore, it is really imperative to combat climate issue that we are facing nowadays. If we can change climate adversity, then there should be alternative methods to grow crops. Science and technology should play roles in developing agricultural field since it is so important because we eat agricultural products.
Best,
Sang Su
Posted 14-03-2020 20:48
Thank you @Binita
Posted 14-03-2020 19:59
Thank you @Balkrishna bro
Posted 14-03-2020 19:59
Hello kushal dai
Thank you for sharing report on this topic. Climate change is the topic of problem for Smallholder and subsistence farmers.
I really enjoyed reading your report.
Hope to know more from you
keep writing and shining
Regards,
Binita
Posted 14-03-2020 19:51
hello Kushal
Thanks very much for introducing such sensitive topic. Climate change is affecting farmers badly but something positive is happening too.
Thanks for the great report:)
Posted 14-03-2020 17:46
Thank you @Anima
Posted 14-03-2020 15:04
Thank you @Susmita
Posted 14-03-2020 15:03
Thank you @Meena
Posted 14-03-2020 15:03
Great report Kushal
Posted 14-03-2020 14:15
Hello kushal dai
I hope you are doing well
Thank you so much for this report
Warm regards
Susmita
Posted 14-03-2020 13:54
Hello Kushal dai!!
I hope you are fine and doing great.
I really enjoyed reading yours report.
As Nepal is an agricultural country, climate change has a lot of impact on the agricultural field.
Change in either the mean state of temperature or the statistical change in the mean state of temperature affects the physiological activities of the plant thereby decreasing the productivity of the plant.
Keep writing and shining.
Hope to know more from you.
Warm regards,
Meena
GREEN CHEERS
Posted 14-03-2020 13:04