IMPACT OF DROUGHT ON AGRICULTURE: A CASE STUDY OF NUAPADA DISTRICT, ODISHA

Abstract

A huge impact of drought is observed at both micro and macro levels of an economy. Huge section of population is adversely affected due to drought in terms of their social and economic aspect of life. This study tried to study the impact of drought on the socio-economic aspects of agricultural farmers and the agricultural production in the Nuapada district of Odisha. The study is based on the primary data collected from the farmers of the 60 sample households. It was found that the drought conditions has adversely affected the agricultural production and income of the farmers to a greater extent thereby affecting their quality of life and raising the issue of sustainability.