This is the case study on Karra river Hetauda Nepal.

1. climate change Adaptation on agriculture
(A case study based on Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan city,10 Karra )
Accomplished by
 Supuspa Regmi (33)
 Suraj K. Yadav (34)
 Sujan Khatiwada (32)
 Subash Kushwaha (31)
 Sushila Panthi (35)
 Suresh Poudel (36)

2. Table of Contents
 Introduction
 `Objectives
 Study Area
 Methodology
 Result and discussion
 Conclusion
 Recommendation
 Photo plates
 Acknowledgement

3. 1. Introduction
 Climate Change is the change in the statistical
distribution of weather patterns when that change lasts
for an extended period of time.
 Climate change adaptation is the response to global
warming and climate change.
 It seeks to reduce the vulnerability, counterbalancing the
global warming effects.

4. Need of adaptation in agriculture:
 Need to produce 50 % more food by 2050, but
climate change could cut crop yields by over 25
%.
 815 million population in the world still go
hungry.
 Necessary to cope with climatic hazards that
impacts agriculture, increase agricultural
production and ultimately to cope with
global hunger problem.

5. 2. Objectives
General Objective:
The general objective is to know the adaptation practices on
agriculture due to climate change.
 To know the productivity trend of agricultural crops since past
few years.
 To find the major impacts on agriculture.

6. 3. Study area
 Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan city,10 Karra.
N
Hetauda
10, Karra
Fig: Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan city

7. 4. Methodology
The methodologies involved are:
 Primary data collection:
 Questionnaire survey: Questions were prepared and 15
households were randomly selected and result was analyzed in
pre-determined study area.
 Field Visiting: Our team visited the study area and analyze the
crop condition at Karra.
 Secondary data collection:
 Radio, TV
 IOF library

8. 5. Result and discussion
 Respondents lack knowledge on climate change.
 The main impact on agriculture is due to unseasonable
heavy rainfall and flash flood.
 Out of 15 respondents, 8 think that there is impact in
their agriculture, 4 are unaware about climate change 3
are unaware about impacts.
 People have adopted some practices to cope with
climate change.

9. Impacts on agriculture
 Out of total respondents, 73% are unknown
about climate change and rest of 27% have
knowledge on it.
 According to respondents, unseasonal rainfall,
flash floods on Karra river and moisture stress
during winter are climatic hazards influencing
agriculture.
27%
60%
13%
CLIMATIC HAZARDS
Unseasonal Rainfall
Flash flood in Karra
27%
73%
KNOWLEDGE ON
CLIMATE CHANGE
Yes No

10. Increase in production
54%
Decrease in production
33%
No change
13%
Crop production trend since last few years

11. Adaptation practices on agriculture
Several techniques are adopted to cope with climate
change.
 Embankment in Karra
 Riverside plantation
 Plantation of flood tolerant species. Eg: paddy
cultivation.

12. 6. Conclusion
 People are unaware of climate change and its impacts on
agriculture.
 No programs are conducted from government level or
NGOs relating to climate change.
 Agriculture is not severely impacted.
 Certain adaptation measures are done to cope with climate
change.

13. 7. Recommendation
 Awareness about climate change should be done.
 Agricultural sector should be prioritized and adaptation
techniques should be launched by the government.
 Development and promotion of new crop varieties should
be done.
 Agricultural markets should be improved.

14. 8. Photo Plates

15. 8. Acknowledgement
 Mr. Bikram Manandhar, Assistant Professor, IOF Hetauda.
 Respondents of Karra, Hetauda 10.
 All team members.

16. Thank You!
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