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Chapter 6 Enhancing Adaptive Capacity of Farmers Through Climate Smart Interventions: A Case Study of Corporate Social Responsibility by ITC in Sehore District, Madhya Pradesh Himanshu Kumar1*, Bhaskar Sinha2, Jigyasa Bisaria2
1Department of Environmental Studies, Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (E), University of Delhi, New Delhi 2Centre for Climate Change Studies, Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal, India Email: Himanshu.kumar@sbse.du.ac.in
Abstract: Agriculture in India contributes nearly 20% of the total GDP and supports the livelihood of 70% of the country’s population. Significant changes in the climate, such as delayed monsoons and increased temperature, have made this sector vulnerable. This warrants climate smart interventions as an adaptation measure to climate change. Some of the notable programs of the government, such as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBS), and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana help in improving the adaptive capacity of the rural poor. However, many corporates have also played a significant role in enhancing the livelihoods of the rural population. ITC has been implementing various activities to enhance agricultural productivity in Madhya Pradesh. The study was undertaken to assess the impact of ITC interventions in reducing farmers' vulnerability to climate change in the Sehore district. The case-control study design was used to draw comparatives between the case (two villages with ITC interventions) and control (two villages without ITC interventions) based on 20 different indicators through a structured questionnaire. The study concluded that the case villages recorded higher yields, better access to the latest farming technologies, improved access to water for irrigation, and higher awareness about different government schemes than the control villages. The overall agricultural vulnerability was computed using different indicators for the case and control villages. The agricultural vulnerability of the case villages was significantly lower (0.18) compared to the control villages (0.88). This implies that ITC’s interventions have helped enhance the farmers' adaptive capacities in the case villages.
Keywords: Climate change, Adaptive capacity, Climate-smart intervention, Corporate Social Responsibility, Vulnerability |
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