Research Paper
Year: 2019 | Month: February | Volume: 6 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 211-218
Climate Change Scenario and Its Impact on Jhum Paddy in Mokokchung District
I Moakala Jamir1, Dr. Tabassum Khan2
1Associate Professor Zunheboto Govt. College 798620
2Asst. Professor, Unity College Dimapur 797112
Corresponding Author: I Moakala Jamir
ABSTRACT
In the study area Mokokchung district, about 80% of the rural people depend on agriculture for their livelihood (Statistical handbook of Nagaland 2017). The farmers still depend on the monsoon for their Agriculture and practice the traditional, shifting cultivation known as Jhum. This practice, particularly the slash and burning of forest can be critically viewed because of its possible impact on the land and environment which is also one of the reasons which contributes to global warming and hence lead to climate change. It is observed that rainfall and temperature pattern in Mokokchung district have changed significantly and this change can be expected to continue in the future. Since Agriculture in Mokokchung district is dependent on monsoon, possible changes in temperature, precipitation and CO2 concentration will affect the crop production specially Jhum paddy.
This paper studies a summary of the current state of knowledge on trends in rainfall and temperature in Mokokchung district. The detailed review presented in this paper provides sufficient evidence that climate in Mokochung district has changed significantly and is expected to continue changing in the future and justifies the urgency and importance of enhancing the adaptive capacity of agriculture and reducing vulnerability to climate change.
Key words: Climate change, Rainfall, Temperature, Agriculture, vulnerability.
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