Farmers’ Distress Index: An Approach for an Action Plan to Reduce Vulnerability in the Drylands of India

Farmer distress is a widely recognized problem in India induced by multiple causes ranging from climate variability to price volatility and the low risk-bearing ability of farmers. Tracking farmers’ distress in a localized context is a prerequisite for timely action to provide sustainable livelihood...

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Autores principales:	A. Amarender Reddy, Anindita Bhattacharya, S. Venku Reddy, Sandra Ricart
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	distress indicators agrarian risks resilience measure distress management India intervention Agriculture S
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:138f3a8f07f143ecbcd1304983c8b31e2021-11-25T18:09:53ZFarmers’ Distress Index: An Approach for an Action Plan to Reduce Vulnerability in the Drylands of India10.3390/land101112362073-445Xhttps://doaj.org/article/138f3a8f07f143ecbcd1304983c8b31e2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/11/1236https://doaj.org/toc/2073-445XFarmer distress is a widely recognized problem in India induced by multiple causes ranging from climate variability to price volatility and the low risk-bearing ability of farmers. Tracking farmers’ distress in a localized context is a prerequisite for timely action to provide sustainable livelihood options. Therefore, a field survey was conducted with 640 dryland farmers of 10 sub-district units from two states in India with the aim to identify the major indicators based on seven dimensions of distress and to construct a multidimensional Farmers’ Distress Index (FDI) at the farmer and sub-district levels. The FDI was built with seven dimensions of distress: exposure to risk, adaptive capacity, sensitivity, mitigation and adaptation strategies, triggers, psychological factors, and impacts. The study developed a broad-based FDI which can be used as a planning tool that can address the causes of farmers’ distress and also evolve measures to tackle those causes. Based on the result, the study recommends a location-specific distress management package based on various dimensions of the FDI. The paper also suggests an upscaling strategy to identify and prioritize the highly distressed farmers as well as sub-district geographical units by tracking a few sets of variables.A. Amarender ReddyAnindita BhattacharyaS. Venku ReddySandra RicartMDPI AGarticledistress indicatorsagrarian risksresilience measuredistress managementIndiainterventionAgricultureSENLand, Vol 10, Iss 1236, p 1236 (2021)
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description	Farmer distress is a widely recognized problem in India induced by multiple causes ranging from climate variability to price volatility and the low risk-bearing ability of farmers. Tracking farmers’ distress in a localized context is a prerequisite for timely action to provide sustainable livelihood options. Therefore, a field survey was conducted with 640 dryland farmers of 10 sub-district units from two states in India with the aim to identify the major indicators based on seven dimensions of distress and to construct a multidimensional Farmers’ Distress Index (FDI) at the farmer and sub-district levels. The FDI was built with seven dimensions of distress: exposure to risk, adaptive capacity, sensitivity, mitigation and adaptation strategies, triggers, psychological factors, and impacts. The study developed a broad-based FDI which can be used as a planning tool that can address the causes of farmers’ distress and also evolve measures to tackle those causes. Based on the result, the study recommends a location-specific distress management package based on various dimensions of the FDI. The paper also suggests an upscaling strategy to identify and prioritize the highly distressed farmers as well as sub-district geographical units by tracking a few sets of variables.
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title	Farmers’ Distress Index: An Approach for an Action Plan to Reduce Vulnerability in the Drylands of India
title_short	Farmers’ Distress Index: An Approach for an Action Plan to Reduce Vulnerability in the Drylands of India
title_full	Farmers’ Distress Index: An Approach for an Action Plan to Reduce Vulnerability in the Drylands of India
title_fullStr	Farmers’ Distress Index: An Approach for an Action Plan to Reduce Vulnerability in the Drylands of India
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title_sort	farmers’ distress index: an approach for an action plan to reduce vulnerability in the drylands of india
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Farmers’ Distress Index: An Approach for an Action Plan to Reduce Vulnerability in the Drylands of India

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