Evaluation of the Impact of Climate Change on Livestock Production from the Perspective of Farmers: Yozgat Case

Year 2024, Volume: 7 Issue: 4, 353 - 362, 15.07.2024

Hacer Tüfekci , Mehmet Akif Boz , Selman Yildirim

https://doi.org/10.47115/bsagriculture.1480117

Abstract

The study aimed to assess the effects of climate change on livestock in the Yozgat province by assessing its influence on farmers. The main material of the study consisted of the data obtained from face-to-face questionnaires with farmers engaged in animal and crop production together in the villages connected to the center of Yozgat province. The study revealed that the majority of farmers fell within the 31-40 age bracket, accounting for 44.8% of the participants. Additionally, 40.0% and 36.0% of the farmers had completed high school and secondary school, respectively. Furthermore, 59.2% of the farmers reported having 5-7 family members. All surveyed farmers confirmed their familiarity with the notion of climate change. According to farmers, drought is the primary concern associated with climate change, followed by global warming and changes in seasons. According to the survey, 90.4% of the farmers reported that climate change has an impact on their region. The observed alterations were identified as a decrease in precipitation, unpredictable and fluctuating precipitation patterns, a reduction in the duration of precipitation, and an increase in water scarcity. All farmers who participated to study stated that climate change negatively affected animal and crop production. As a result, the farmers participating in the survey have a high awareness of climate change, they are affected by these changes in animal production, there are certain practices that they pay attention to in adapting to these processes and reducing their effects, but the need for information, training, legal practices and inspections to be carried out by relevant institutions on this issue has been particularly emphasized.

Keywords

Yozgat, Climate change, Global warming, Animal production

Ethical Statement

Çalışmanın yürütülmesi için Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimler Araştırma Etik Kurulu'nun 18 Ekim 2023 tarihli kararı ile izin alınmıştır (protokol kodu: 07/10).

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