Impacts of Climate Change on Household Income Level of the Farmers: The Case of Sarayonu District of Konya Province in Turkey

Year 2022, Volume: 12 Issue: 2, 349 - 367, 31.12.2022

Mozharul Islam

https://doi.org/10.31679/adamakademi.1082242

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Climate change is already a common phenomenon to people from all walks of life worldwide. Climate characteristics are essential for sufficient agricultural production to keep the income balance of the households of the producers. However, changes in climate characteristics bring changes in agricultural output which consequently affects the income levels of the producers. This study aims to explore how changes in global climate bring changes in water levels, consequently affecting the agriculture and income source of the households of the study area. This study uses an in-depth interview form to interview the farmers living in the Sarayonu district of Konya province in Turkey to explore their vulnerability to climate change and its impacts on their households' income and poverty levels. The study results show that changes in water resources due to climate change impacts negatively affect the agriculture sector of Sarayonu, which alters the income sources of the households of the farmers. As a result, farmers cannot go for irrigated farming for many years and, consequently, do not have a proper harvest. Since climate change impacts reduce agricultural land productivity, farmers get low quality and less crop yield, leading the households into an income crisis.

Keywords

Climate Change, Water, Agriculture, Farmers, Household Income, Turkey

Supporting Institution

TÜBİTAK

Project Number

TÜBİTAK-2216

Thanks

The TÜBİTAK-2216 program financially supported this research. So, I would like to thank TÜBİTAK for the fellowship. I would also like to give my special thanks to the participants of Sarayonu province because this work would not be successful without their cooperation.

İklim Değişikliğinin Çiftçilerin Hanehalkı Gelir Düzeyine Etkileri: Türkiye'de Konya İli Sarayönü İlçesi Örneği

Abstract

İklim değişikliği tüm dünyada herkesi kapsayan yaygın bir olgudur. İklimsel özellikler, yeterli tarımsal üretim sağlamak adına üretici hanelerin gelir dengelerini koruması açısından önemlidir. Fakat iklimsel özelliklerdeki değişimler, tarımsal üretimde de değişimlere neden olduklarından üreticilerin gelir düzeylerini ve seviyelerini de etkilemektedir. Bu çalışma, küresel iklim değişikliğinin su seviyelerinde nasıl değişiklikler meydana getirdiğini ve bunun sonucunda çalışma alanındaki hanelerin tarımını ve gelir kaynağını nasıl etkilediğini araştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu çalışma da Türkiye'nin Konya ilinin Sarayönü ilçesinde yaşayan çiftçilerin iklim değişikliğine karşı savunmasızlıklarını ve hanelerinin gelir ve yoksulluk düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırmak için derinlemesine görüşme yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Çalışma sonuçları iklim değişikliğine bağlı su kaynaklarındaki değişimlerin Sarayönü'nün tarım sektörünü olumsuz etkilediğini ve bunun da çiftçi hanelerinin gelir kaynaklarını değiştirdiğini göstermektedir. Çiftçiler yıllardır sulu tarım yapamamakta ve düzgün hasat alamamaktadır. İklim değişikliği tarımsal arazi verimliliğini azalttığından, çiftçiler daha düşük kalite ve daha az mahsul elde ediyor; bu durum hanelerin gelir krizine girmesine neden oluyor.

Keywords

İklim Değişikliği, Su, Tarım, Çiftçiler, Hane Geliri, Türkiye

Project Number

TÜBİTAK-2216

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