Table 5 Farmers' adaptation approaches and government support for salinity management in Boro season rice production in four locations of coastal areas of Bangladesh
Kaliganj (36) | Debhata (64) | Asashuni (48) | Koyra (52) | All locations (200) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adaptation approach by farmers | |||||
Early transplanting and irrigation with fresh water | 27.8 | 17.2 | 37.5 | 11.5 | 22.5 |
Salt tolerant variety and irrigation with fresh water | 72.2 | 76.6 | 35.4 | 32.7 | 54.5 |
Only irrigation with fresh water | 0 | 6.2 | 25.0 | 51.9 | 21.5 |
Ash/K fertilizer and irrigation with fresh water | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 1.5 |
Chi-Square test (χ2 test) | 65.20a | ||||
Have you received any advice from government to mitigate salinity problem | |||||
Yes | 30.6 | 34.4 | 25 | 15.4 | 26.5 |
No | 69.4 | 65.62 | 75 | 84.6 | 73.5 |
Chi-Square test (χ2 test) | 5.696 (P = 0.127) | ||||
What kind of support expecting from government | |||||
Salt tolerant variety | 25 | 31.2 | 31.2 | 1.9 | 22.5 |
Freshwater supply | 75 | 68.8 | 68.8 | 98.1 | 77.5 |
Chi-Square test (χ2 test) | 17.673 (P = 0.001) | ||||
