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FACTOR ANALYSIS OF CLIMATE-SMART PRACTICES USED FOR BORO RICE CULTIVATION IN SYLHET DISTRICT OF BANGLADESH (Pages : 82 - 88)

Boro rice is leading crop in Sylhet region which have raised serious concerns due to its role in CH4 and N2O emission. Adoption of climate-smart practices (CSP) is crucial which increase productivity, reduce CH4 and N2O emission and increase system robustness to shocks. Factor analysis was done to document the status of CSP that were practiced by Boro rice farmers in Sylhet sadar upazila of Bangladesh. Data were collected through face-to-face interview from 102 randomly selected farmers from five unions of Sylhet sadar upazila i.e., Hatkhola, Mogalgaon, Kandigaon, Tuker Bazar and Khadim Para during January to March 2018. Focus group discussions were done to validate the collected information. Most of the farmers were young having more than 20 years of farming experience but mostly were illiterate and had primary level of education. The farmers of the study area were aware of climate change, they observed the impact of climate change on rice farming and they want to adapt with this changing climate. Thirteen CSP were adopted by the farmers in the study area out of nineteen CSP. Thus, by using factor analysis on these thirteen existing CSP, three factors named as GHG mitigation and system resilience, sustainably increasing productivity, and nutrient management factor were extracted based on both index of eigen values and the percentage of variance. These three factors can explain 69.037% of the total variance from which 30.494% of the total variance explained by GHG mitigation and system resilience factor. Among these factors, high yielding rice varieties (HYV), perching, adjusting planting time, and alternative wetting and drying (AWD) were mostly being practiced by the farmers compared to others CSP in the study area. It implies that promoting CSP is necessary for sustainable boro rice production in the spell of SDGs. Download