An Empirical Analysis on Extent of Adoption of Drought Management Strategies in Different Vulnerable Districts of Tamil Nadu, India
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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2026/v152i6A/171264Keywords:
Drought management strategies, Crop and dairy, Intensity of adoption.Abstract
Adoption of drought management strategies becomes essential to reduce the adverse effects of drought. This study has developed a new extent (intensity) of adoption, using crop and dairy drought management strategies in different vulnerable districts of Tamil Nadu, India. Most of the studies have measured the intensity of adoption in either crop or dairy separately, but not combined. In addition, there is no appropriate measurement for extent of adoption. Hence, this study fulfils this research gap using gross intensity of adoption. There were 6, 7 and 5 paddy strategies identified in high (Ramanathapuram), moderate (Nagapattinam) and less vulnerable districts (Erode), respectively, whereas six dairy strategies were found in each district. The high-level and low-level adopters were significantly different in all the districts. The study found that paddy intensity of adoption was highest in Ramanathapuram (0.58), followed by Erode (0.47) due to more adoption of drought management strategies in crops. In contrast, the dairy intensity of adoption was highest in Erode (0.50), followed by Nagapattinam (0.46) because of more adoption of drought management strategies in dairy. The gross intensity of adoption was highest in Erode (0.52), followed by Ramanathapuram (0.51), whereas least was observed in Nagapattinam (0.44). This shows that households in Erode have more intensity to adopt the management strategies in comparison to the other two districts. This could be attributed to the prevailing drought condition in Ramanathapuram and combination of frequent occurrences of cyclones and prevailing drought situation in Nagapattinam. Adoption could be improved by reducing the adoption gap and increasing awareness through various programmes.
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