Resilience Through Crop Diversification in Pakistan
Adnan Nazir, Heman Das Lohano
Abstract
Climate change-induced variability in rainfallRainfall patterns and temperature has caused significant losses to the agricultureAgriculture sector in PakistanPakistan. Crop diversificationCrop diversification is recognized as an effective risk managementRisk management strategy for farmers to cope with climate-related risks and is therefore a potentially sustainable community-based solution for enhancing community resilienceCommunity resileince to climate changeClimate-Change. This chapter examines how past exposure to extreme weather events, risk attitude, and other communityCommunity and farm characteristicsFarm characteristics affect the farmer’s decision of crop diversificationCrop diversification. Using farm-level data from 480 farmers in SindhSindh province of PakistanPakistan, the study examines the determinantsDeterminants of crop diversification decisions. The results show that previous exposure to floodExposure to flood or excessive rainfallRainfall in the communityCommunity, farm sizeFarm size, and farmer’s risk attitude significantly affect crop diversificationCrop diversification. Furthermore, location-specific factors account for differences in local climatic and agro-ecological conditions and significantly determine the extent of crop diversification.