Resilience to hazards
Rice farmers in the Mahanadi Delta, India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4239238 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John M Duncan, John Duncan (0000-0002-9695-2764, The University of Western Australia), Emma L Tompkins (0000-0002-4825-9797, University of Southampton), Jadunandan Dash (0000-0002-5444-2109, University of Southampton), Basundhara Tripathy (Wageningen University & Research) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | art3 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Conservation Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1195-5449 • E-ISSN: 1708-3087 |
| Publisher | Resilience Alliance (PUBLISHER • CA) |
| DOI | 10.5751/es-09559-220403 |
| OpenAlex | W2761852943 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 30 |
Developing country deltas are important food producing areas and are home to large numbers of subsistence farmers. In particular, rice farmers dominate the populous deltas of South and Southeast Asia and face frequent climate hazards that have short-and long-term impacts on rice production and livelihoods. The aim of this study is to identify and explain proximal and ultimate factors (land access, cultural practices, and institutional support) that affect rice farmer resilience, that is, to explain why some farmers are more sensitive to climate shocks, why some farmers suffer long-term impacts from climate shocks, and what underlying "ultimate" factors reproduce this vulnerability over time. We undertake this analysis using qualitative interviews and household survey data from two districts in the Mahanadi Delta, Odisha, India. We show that climate hazards cause rice production shocks that are problematic for farmers because rice is predominantly used for household consumption in a context of unreliable off-farm income sources and a lack of insurance and credit. Our research emphasizes that "ultimate" drivers interact with the current mode of rice cultivation to reproduce a low resilience farming state. We argue that agricultural development interventions seeking to make rice farming more resilient to climate hazards should focus on boosting productivity and shock-resistance, but also be cognizant of the system within which rice farming is practiced and the contextual "ultimate" factors that reproduce vulnerability
Agricultural economics · Agricultural productivity · Agriculture · Agroforestry · Business · Economics · Food security · Geography · Livelihood · Natural resource economics · Psychological resilience · Socioeconomics · Subsistence agriculture · Agricultural risk and resilience · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Climate change impacts on agriculture · Environmental Science
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |