Abstract:
)rought acts as a stimulating factor for diflërent pertinent hazards resulting low average
agricultural production in North-west part of langladesh compare to other areas. So, the
study was conducted at Porsha upazila under Naogoan district situated on the north-west
part of Bangladesh to know the drought condition and impact of mini pond as a climate
change adaptation technology in drought prone area. A total of 50 respondents were
selected considering 8% error by using Solvin equation. In order to collect relevant
information from the respondents, interview schedule was used. Technologies to support
climate change adaptation were scored against nine criteria according to the evaluating
model given by Asian Development Bank, 2014. Results revealed that most of the
respondents (55%) were small farmers and 25% marginal farm category. In the study
area, 62% respondents have less than 0.6 acre of homestead land and 76% was below
0.005 acre of pond, but majority of the respondents
(55%)
taken Borga (lease) land. Most
of the respondents (46%) belonged to the income of 1k. 5001 to Tk. 10000 per month. All
of the respondents (100%) cited that drought is the most terrific type of hazad and 80%
were in favour of the statement of drought persist in April to May. Regarding the impact
of drought on agriculture. 30% respondents refered that some crops damaged and 36%
stated that their cropping intensity is dramatically reduced due to drought-
54%
expressed
the major crops that affected by drought and 80% believed that the cropping pattern
Wheat-Fallow-T.Aman was highly aflbcted by drought. Majority of the farmers (64%)
had an idea on Minipond as a climate change adaptation tachnology for supplimentary
irrigation. All the socio demographic characteristics of the respondent showed significant
and positive relationships with their income except forest land. The study also revealed
that the duration of drought has increased than that
of
past and some other hazards are
posing new threat by changing their nature. The criteria, relative cost, co-benefits.
feasibility of
implementation were shown more desirable but effcctivness, co-costs and
barriers were intermediate. Thus the establishment
of
mini ponds on their own or on
sharecropped fields is a good option for small and marginal farmers with no or limited
access to other ponds to harvest rainwater and provide supplementary (emergency)
irrigation to their rice fields, in case urgently needed.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture,
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University,
Dhaka, in partial fulfillment
of the requirements
for the degree
of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN
AGROFORESTRY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
