Intensity and adoption of coping strategies to climate change: Evidence from rural households in Maharashtra Adhav Chaitanya Ashok1,*, Sendhil R2, Chandel B S1, Bhandari Gunjan1, Ponnusamy K1, Ram Hardev1 1ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal-132 001 2ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal-132 001 *Corresponding author: chaituadhav2103@gmail.com
Online Published on 16 March, 2022. Abstract This study has evaluated climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies in the three vulnerable districts (Parbhani, Sindhudurg, and Ahmednagar) of Maharashtra employing the Double-Hurdle Model. Primary data from 180 households (60 from each district) were collected in 2020–21 to analyse 44 coping strategies identified. The highest intensity of adoption was in Ahmednagar (0.12), followed by Parbhani (0.10) and Sindhudurg (0.10). A majority of high-level adopters were from Sindhudurg (31), followed by Ahmednagar (29) and Parbhani (26). Education, family members engaged in farming, and access to credit in Parbhani; farm size, access to credit, and social participation in Sindhudurg; and, herd size has a positive significant influence on the probability of adoption in Ahmednagar. The family members engaged in farming and education level in Parbhani, age and drought frequency in Sindhudurg, and monthly gross income in Ahmednagar has a positive significant influence on the intensity of adoption. Top |