Jeetendra Prakash Aryal|M.L. Jat|Tek B. Sapkota|Arun Khatri?Chhetri|Menale Kassie|Dil Bahadur Rahut|Sofina Maharjan
Adoption of multiple climate-smart agricultural practices in the Gangetic plains of Bihar, India
Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz Y Trigo|International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center|International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center|Borlaug Institute for South Asia|International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology|Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz Y Trigo|International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
purpose adoption climatesmart agricultural practices csaps important sustaining indian agriculture face climate change despite considerable effort national international agricultural organizations promote csaps india adoption practices low study aims examine elements affect likelihood intensity adoption multiple csaps bihar india designmethodologyapproach probability intensity adoption csaps analyzed using multivariate ordered probit models respectively findings results show significant correlations multiple csaps indicating adoptions interrelated providing opportunities exploit complementarities results confirm probability intensity adoption csaps affected numerous factors demographic characteristics farm plot features access market socioeconomics climate risks access extension services training farmers perceive high temperature major climate risk factor likely adopt crop diversification minimum tillage farmers less likely adopt sitespecific nutrient management faced short winters however likely adopt minimum tillage case training agricultural issues found positive impact likelihood intensity csaps adoption practical implications major policy recommendations coming results strengthen local institutions public extension services etc provide training csaps originalityvalue applying multivariate ordered probit models paper provides insights longstanding discussions whether farmers adopt csaps piecemeal composite way