Drought Vulnerability Assessment among Wheat Farmers in Esfahan Township

Subject Areas : Agricultural Extension and Education Research

Masoud Ramazani ¹ , Lida Sharafi ² , Kiumars Zarafshani ³

1 - Faculty of Islamic Azad University,Isfahan (Khorasgan) branch
2 - Ph.D. Candidate of Agricultural Development, Razi University
3 - Associate prof. of Agriculture, Razi University, Kermanshah

Received: 2017-08-12 Accepted : 2017-08-12 Published : 2017-04-21

Keywords: vulnerability, Isfahan, Drought, assessment, Farmer,

Abstract :

The current drought in Esfahan Township and damages incurred on agricultural sector clearly indicate that vulnerability among farmers is increasing. However, limited attention has been paid to drought mitigation and preparedness across the affected area. Therefore, it is imperative to study vulnerable group which is the bench mark in drought risk management the predictors of vulnerability among farmers in Isfahan Township. In this study used survey research design and data was collected from 275 wheat farmers using multistage stratified sampling through questionnaire and personal interview with farmers whom has experienced drought. Farmers' vulnerability was determined using Mebar & Valdez (2005). Results revealed that farmers in Jarghooyeh Olya had the highest vulnerability (3.77) and farmers in Bon Rood had the lowest vulnerability (3.32). Results of this study have implications for policy makers in distributing resources to farmers with high vulnerability. Innovation of this paper is to quantify the vulnerability of rural communities using formula and the ranking these communities based on the vulnerability. Thus vulnerability assessment could be basic to the allocation of resources and funds.

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