Identification of Perception and Adaptation to Climatic Change by the Tea (camellia sinensis) Small-holders in Rathnapura District

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dc.contributor.authorWeerasinghe, N. M.
dc.contributor.authorDharmadasa, A. P. I. S.
dc.contributor.authorWithanage, N. S.
dc.contributor.authorSenaratne, A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-25T09:04:53Z
dc.date.available2019-07-25T09:04:53Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractAs all other agricultural crops, tea cultivation also cannot escape from the consequences of climate change. In Sri Lankan context, majority of tea production is by smallholders and thus tea smallholders' perception on climate change and possible adaptations to it are crucial for the future of the tea industry of Sri Lanka. Therefore, this study attempted to identify the major factors influencing the perception and the adaptation to climate change among tea smallholders over 5 tea inspector ranges in Rathnapura District. The simple random sampling technique was used for data collection. The interviews were conducted with 160 smallholders and those were analyzed using Two Step Heckman's probit model. First, whether smallholders perceiving the climate change and then responding to those changes through the adaptation were considered in the two steps of the model. The results revealed that, the majority of smallholders in Rathnapura District have perceived the changes in climate. Farmers' perception on climate change was significantly related to the gender, crop type (mono cropping), and education level, awareness of the weather forecast and frequency of usage of communication channels. These factors were positively affected to the perception and use of print media as communication channel has decreased the perception level of smallholders. According to their responses, factors affecting the level of adaptation to the climate change were yield, land extent, labor use and temperature change. Further, yield and temperature changes have positive impact on use of adaptation measures by smallholders. Also land extent and family labor involvement have negatively affected to adapt the climate change. According to the findings, by strengthening the awareness programs, weather forecast and extension services can uplift the perception of the climate change and the use of adaption measures by tea smallholders.en_US
dc.identifier.isbn9789550481194
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.erepo.lib.uwu.ac.lk/bitstream/handle/123456789/1591/267-2018-Identification%20of%20Perception%20and%20Adaptation%20to%20Climatic%20Change%20by%20the%20.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUva Wellassa University of Sri Lankaen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental Scienceen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental Engineeringen_US
dc.subjectGeochemistryen_US
dc.subjectEcologyen_US
dc.subjectGreen Technologyen_US
dc.titleIdentification of Perception and Adaptation to Climatic Change by the Tea (camellia sinensis) Small-holders in Rathnapura Districten_US
dc.title.alternativeInternational Research Conference 2018en_US
dc.typeOtheren_US
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