Author: Seinn Seinn Mu
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Diss. no.RD-16-02
Year: 2016
Academic Program: Regional and Rural Development Planning (RRDP)
Type: Thesis (Ph. D.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2016
Examination Committee: Mokbul Morshed Ahmad (Chairperson); Rajendra Prasad Shrestha, Gopal Bahadur Thapa (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: The alterations of rainfall pattern and incre asing sea level rise pose significant threats to the agriculture sector of Ayeyarwaddy Delta , where a griculture and fishery are the major livelihoods of its inhabitants . Apart from climate change, d ense population, degradation of mangrove forests and mono cropping of rice have negatively impacted d elta ecosystem. Agriculture, which accounts for 26 % of the total GDP, is central to Myanmar’s economy and is also highly vulnerable to climate change. Boosting the national rice yield by hybrid rice growing prog rams and expansion of irrigated area have been the principal driver s for improper land utilization with heavy use of chemical fertilizer. S ummer rice growing is the short – term coping way of increasing farm income but , on the long term, it cannot maintain t he production in a sustainable manner. T his study has attempted to assess the farmers’ adaptation in existing agricultural system of the embankment (EMB) and non – embankment (NEMB) areas of Ayeyarwaddy D elta focus ing on two areas: i) the impacts of rain fal l variability and salinity on crop ping system and crop variety use between 1993 to 2013 and ii) factors influencing on adoption of agricultural adaptation practices and the effect of adaptation on farm income . The study draws o n both primary and secondar y data sources related to crop production, land utilization, sea water intrusion and salinity, climate data of rainfall, temperature and adaptation practices. Primary data was collected through a survey among 240 rice farming households where the 135 house holds come from the NEMB area and the remaining 105 households from the EMB area of Labutta, lower Ayeyarwaddy Delta . Several analytical tools were employed in this study such as the non – parametric test (chi square) , t – test of means, Analysis of Variance ( ANOVA), Weighted Averag
Scholarship Donor(s): Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
Note: A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Regional and Rural Development Planning
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