FARMERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SOIL EROSION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN SOUTH BENGAL IN INDIA
Soil erosion is an imperative environmental deterioration that leads to serious impact on physical, economical and ecological in developing countries. Present study investigates farmers' views of soil erosion problems and their conservation knowledge and practices in the Kangsaboti watershed (...
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Soil erosion is an imperative environmental deterioration that leads to serious impact on
physical, economical and ecological in developing countries. Present study investigates
farmers' views of soil erosion problems and their conservation knowledge and practices in the
Kangsaboti watershed (South Bengal, India) to understand the complex inter-relationships
between perception of farmers' knowledge and soil water conservation (SWC). Data was
obtained from a survey of 540 farm households and informal discussions selected by stratified
random sampling from upper, middle and lower catchment at Paschim Medinipur, Bankura and
Purulia districts respectively. The analysis reveals that farmer age, farming experience, farm
training, education and numbers of economically active household members are positively
responsible to soil erosion and SWC in the study area. Consequently, potential knowledge of
farmers is to be harnessed effectively to mitigate the problem through perception of benefits
from conservation of natural resources.
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| spelling | doaj-art-b0d15aedc2e34756a29323d083d7d3e52025-01-01T06:57:06ZengEuropean Association of GeographersEuropean Journal of Geography1792-13412410-74332023-04-0162FARMERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SOIL EROSION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN SOUTH BENGAL IN INDIAPravat KUMAR SHIT0Gouri SANKAR BHUNIA1Ramkrishna MAITI2Raja N.L.Khan Women’s College, Department of Geography, Gope Palace, Medinipur 721102, West Bengal, IndiaBihar Remote Sensing Application Centre, IGSCPlanetarium, Bailey Road, Patna 800001, IndiaDepartment of Geography and Environment Management, Vidyasagar University, Medinipur-721102, West Bengal, India Soil erosion is an imperative environmental deterioration that leads to serious impact on physical, economical and ecological in developing countries. Present study investigates farmers' views of soil erosion problems and their conservation knowledge and practices in the Kangsaboti watershed (South Bengal, India) to understand the complex inter-relationships between perception of farmers' knowledge and soil water conservation (SWC). Data was obtained from a survey of 540 farm households and informal discussions selected by stratified random sampling from upper, middle and lower catchment at Paschim Medinipur, Bankura and Purulia districts respectively. The analysis reveals that farmer age, farming experience, farm training, education and numbers of economically active household members are positively responsible to soil erosion and SWC in the study area. Consequently, potential knowledge of farmers is to be harnessed effectively to mitigate the problem through perception of benefits from conservation of natural resources. https://www.eurogeojournal.eu/index.php/egj/article/view/416 |
| spellingShingle | Pravat KUMAR SHIT Gouri SANKAR BHUNIA Ramkrishna MAITI FARMERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SOIL EROSION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN SOUTH BENGAL IN INDIA European Journal of Geography |
| title | FARMERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SOIL EROSION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN SOUTH BENGAL IN INDIA |
| title_full | FARMERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SOIL EROSION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN SOUTH BENGAL IN INDIA |
| title_fullStr | FARMERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SOIL EROSION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN SOUTH BENGAL IN INDIA |
| title_full_unstemmed | FARMERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SOIL EROSION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN SOUTH BENGAL IN INDIA |
| title_short | FARMERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SOIL EROSION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN SOUTH BENGAL IN INDIA |
| title_sort | farmers perceptions of soil erosion and management strategies in south bengal in india |
| url | https://www.eurogeojournal.eu/index.php/egj/article/view/416 |
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