Development of a test to measure knowledge level of women farmers towards climate resilient dairy farming practices

Climate resilient agriculture (CRA) encompasses the incorporation of adaptation and resilient practices in agriculture, which increases the capacity of the system to respond to various climate-related disturbances by resisting damage and ensures quick recovery. Accordingly, climate resilient dairy farming practices were identified and recommended by the research organization. Therefore, understanding and adoption of these practices is very much crucial to build the resilience capacity of dairy farmers in the country. Developing a sound knowledge test by adopting a scientific procedure, gaps in knowledge can be known, which would help in formulating future policies for better adaptation. For developing a suitable knowledge test, standard protocol was followed. Appropriate items were collected and scrutinized for further item analysis. A total of 35 statements were administered to 60 women respondents for item analysis. Based on the standardized cut-off of difficulty and discrimination indices as well as point biserial correlation coefficient, 15 items were retained for the final test. Validity and reliability of the instrument have been established through expert opinion and spearman brown coefficient using split half method, respectively.