Climate Change Knowledge Assessment for Farmers in Bundelkhand, Uttar Pradesh: Test Development and Validation

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dc.contributor.authorPratikshaen_US
dc.contributor.authorAnsari, MA.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-24T07:36:54Z
dc.date.available2024-09-24T07:36:54Z
dc.date.issued2023-11
dc.description.abstractAn assessment of climate change knowledge is important to understand farmers' knowledge. There are several tests available to measure it, but they are all dispersed, making the study tedious. The present study, conducted in 2022-23, aimed at developing a composite climate change knowledge test that would aid in the amalgamation of various aspects to holistically study climate change such as farmers’ knowledge of climate change; climate change extreme events knowledge (rainfall, temperature, relative-humidity, drought and so on); and adaptation strategies. Initially, items from diverse literature were collected and discussed with specialists. A total of 63 items were selected. At two levels, the knowledge item was judged and screened. For the first level of screening, 63 items were sent to 100 experts for review. 39 items were chosen for item analysis based on the opinions of 60 experts. These 39 items were distributed to 60 non-sample farmers for second-level screening. The difficulty and discrimination indexes were calculated using the item analysis score. Items with difficulty index of 0.30 to 0.80 and discrimination index of 0.25 and higher were chosen. Following that, 29 items were selected for the final climate change knowledge test for farmers. Finally, the split-half method reliability of the test was 0.85. The developed knowledge tool aids in identifying knowledge gaps and planning the future policy for better adaptation. Furthe, enhancing farmers' knowledge can also help them solve problems more effectively and with a more optimistic outlook when dealing with the challenges posed by climate change.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Agricultural Communication, College of Agriculture, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-263145, Uttarakhand, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Agricultural Communication, College of Agriculture, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-263145, Uttarakhand, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationPratiksha, Ansari MA.. Climate Change Knowledge Assessment for Farmers in Bundelkhand, Uttar Pradesh: Test Development and Validation . International Journal of Environment and Climate Change. 2023 Nov; 13(11): 2815-2821en_US
dc.identifier.issn2581-8627
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/230489
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMs. M. B. Mondalen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber11en_US
dc.relation.volume13en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i113450en_US
dc.subjectFarmersen_US
dc.subjectBundelkhand regionen_US
dc.subjectknowledge testen_US
dc.subjectclimate changeen_US
dc.subjectitem analysisen_US
dc.subjectdifficulty indexen_US
dc.subjectdiscrimination indexen_US
dc.titleClimate Change Knowledge Assessment for Farmers in Bundelkhand, Uttar Pradesh: Test Development and Validationen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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