Abstract
Globally, climatic vulnerabilities and natural hazards adversely affect crop productivity and food security. The yield of major
crops in Pakistan is badly affected by natural adversaries, which is a source of poverty. It is predicted that the near future food
insecurity issue can prevail in Pakistan due to these hazards. Due to climatic and natural hazards, a decline in agricultural
productivity affects the farming community, manufacturing, and business sectors through a multiplier effect. The study was
designed during 2020 to assess the farmers’ perceptions regarding the impact of natural hazards on food crop production in the
Rice-Wheat cropping zone of Punjab, Pakistan. Data were collected from 540 farmers using Multistage Random Sampling
Technique (MRST). The study ranked natural hazards based on the mean score of the Likert Scale of farmers’ perceptions.
Food productivity was adversely prone to flood, insect infestation, biological diseases, extreme heat, wind storms in summer,
hailstorms, and heatwaves. However, there was a positive impact of humidity on food production. So, appropriate policies
should be formulated to mitigate the antagonistic impact of natural hazards on rice-wheat production, ensuring food security
via increasing food production (availability) and income (accessibility).
Keywords: Perceptions, natural hazards, impact, food productivity, availability, accessibility.
Muhammad Usman, Sarfraz Hassan, Muhammad Khalid Bashir. (2022) Farmers’ Perception Regarding Natural Hazards and Impact on Food Productivity: Evidence from Rice-Wheat Cropping Zone of Punjab, Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Volume 59, Issue 1.
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