Vol. 9, Special Issue 10, Part H (2025)

The study was conducted find out the relationship between the profile of farmers and cropping pattern followed by the farmers of Marathwada region in relation to climate change. Total 120 respondent farmers were selected from 12 villages of four tehsils of two districts. Data were collected by using a well-structured interview schedule. Ex post facto research design was used for the study. Data were analysed by using frequency, percentage, mean, Pearson’s coefficient of correlation and standard deviation.

As regard with the profile of farmer it was observed that, majority (62.50%) of the farmers were fair cropping pattern followed by poor cropping pattern (22.50%) and good cropping pattern (15.00%).

It was observed that, the farmers followed sequential cropping pattern like Soybean/Green gram/Black gram-Gram crops (40.00%), Soybean/Cotton-Wheat crops (33.33%), Soybean/Cotton-Jowar crops (10.83%), Soybean-Maize (5.00%), Soybean/Green gram/Black gram-Vegetable crop (2.50%).

It was observed that, farmers were growing cotton (76.67%), soybean (73.33%), red gram (29.17%), green gram, (19.17%), black gram (3.33%) in kharif season. In rabi season crops were growing gram (45.83%), wheat (33.33%), maize (5.00%), jowar (10.83%), chilli (0.83%), brinjal (0.83%), tomato (0.83%). Farmers were growing in summer season groundnut (20.83%), onion (2.50%), watermelon (2.50%). Annual crops were growing turmeric (19.17%), sugarcane (10.83%). The farmers were growing perennial crops lemon (1.67%), mango (0.83%), guava (0.83%), banana (0.83%).