Sensitivity of Postgraduate Research Scholars of Anand Agricultural University to Minimize Global Warming Problem

The global warming and climate change is one of the biggest problems faced by the Indian agriculturists. Climatic condition and agriculture are interrelated both of which are posing threat to the scientists on a global scale. Global warming is to have significant impact on conditions affecting agriculture, including temperature, carbon dioxide, glacial run-of, natural hazards, precipitation and the interaction of these elements. Education and awareness in this component are essential for agricultural manpower to be successful in his profession. With this consideration in mind, the study has been taken up on sensitivity of research scholars to minimize global warming problem. The present study was undertaken on a random sample of 100 postgraduate research scholars studying in agriculture faculty of B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University located at Anand of Gujarat state. The sensitivity of the postgraduate scholars was observed significantly higher among those who had Involvement in extracurricular activity, information collection habit, more than one occupation of family, elevated scientific orientation, positive attitudes toward IPM. Majority (71.00 per cent) of the postgraduate research scholars had medium to higher level of sensitivity to minimize global warming problem. The better habit to collect information, medium to higher level of knowledge about global warming and constant touch with scientific activities might have made them active in taking actions in their daily life to minimize global warming problem.