1Principal Scientist & Field Officer, Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture
2Scientist, Cost of Cultivation Scheme, Regional Agricultural Research Station, Palem
3Scientist, Cost of Cultivation Scheme, Agricultural Research Station, Karimnagar
4Scientist, Cost of Cultivation Scheme, Regional Agricultural Research Station, Warangal
5Professor and Univ. Head, Department of Agricultural Economics
6Professor, Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
7Professor, Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Nagarkurnool, Telangana, India
8Professor, Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Telangana, India
9Professor, Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Telangana, India
10Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
*Corresponding author: sunandinigp@gmail.com (ORCID ID: 0000-0001-7852-4785)
Online published on 27 May, 2021.
The present study was carried out in the erstwhile Mahabubnagar district of Telangana, the major producer of pigeon pea among pulses, which lies in the rain shadow area of the state and suffers from frequent droughts. The rainfall in the district is fluctuating. Further revealed that about 70 percent of farmers expressed that change in climatic conditions has reduced pigeon pea yield and 28 percent farmers opined that it reduced output and the quality seed, 87 percent are interested in an alternate crop as a coping up mechanism in complete failure of crop. The significant change in climate as per farmer's perception is the erratic distribution of rainfall with the highest Garrett Score of 76.66, followed by a delay in monsoon, which scored 69.54. The suggestions of the farmers when ranked to face the extreme climate conditions given in the order are, the dissemination of knowledge on contingent crops, loans for second crop and waiver of earlier loans, early settlement of crop insurance, High yielding early duration pigeon pea varieties to escape terminal moisture stress, sufficient quantities of quality seed on subsidy for the second crop in case of failure of crop in initial stages.
Highlights
The occurrence of dry spells coupled with heavy and excess rains effected the pigeon pea production.
The delay in arrival of monsoon resulted in delay in sowing and terminal moisture stress and finally low productivity in pigeon pea
Climate change, Draught, Erratic rainfall, Monsoon, Productivity, Pigeon pea
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