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The Future of Horticultural Crops: Navigating Climate Uncertainty in the Context of Farmers Perception and Metrological Data

The Future of Horticultural Crops: Navigating Climate Uncertainty in the Context of Farmers Perception and Metrological Data

Muhammad Zamin1*, Fazli Rabbi2, Hamayoon Khan3, Muhammad Zahid1, Raheel Saqib4, Shafi Ullah5 and Muhammad Shakur6

1Department of Agriculture, University of Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan; 2Institute of Agricultural Sciences and Forestry, University of Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan; 3Climate Change Sciences, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan; 4Department of Agricultural Extension Education and Communication, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan; 5Dubai, Municipality, United Arab Emirates; 6Ministry of Food Security and Research, Islamabad, Pakistan.

 
*Correspondence | Muhammad Zamin, Department of Agriculture, University of Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan; Email: [email protected] 

Figure 1:

Lower Dir (left) and Upper Dir (right).

Figure 2:

Trend in temperature during 1960-2017 in district Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Source: Pakistan Metrological department).

Figure 3:

Trend of average rainfall in Dir District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Source: Pakistan Metrological department).

Figure 4:

Snowfall variability in the study area (Source: Pakistan Metrological department)

Figure 5:

Farmers’ knowledge about the climate change.

Figure 6:

Farmers sources of awareness about the climate change.

Figure 7:

Farmers perception of the change in summer and winter temperature.

Figure 8:

Farmers perception of Rainfall occurrence.

Figure 9:

Farmers perception of snow fall accumulation compared to 30 years back.

Figure 10:

Farmers’ adaptation strategies.

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

November

Pakistan J. Zool., Vol. 56

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