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Yellow leaf disease, climate change, and its impact on the life of farmers in Sullia
Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada district has been receiving heavy rainfall for the past few years, having a huge impact on agriculture. Yellow leaf disease spreads from one fully grown tree to another and gradually to the adjacent trees. Arecanut plantations across the region developed the disease, reducing arecanut production. It has hit the livelihood of many farmers whose only source of income was the harvest of arecanuts. Apart from the fungal infection causing financial loss, farmers also face the brunt of gradually reducing agricultural yield in consecutive years. It is yet to be tackled with chemical treatment and hence stands tall as a problem causing an impact on the lives of farmers in Sullia. The current study explored the problem of climate change resulting in yellow disease and its impact on the well-being of plantation owners and workers in the context of Sullia whose culture is rooted in the land. A lack of awareness about mental health influencing the understanding of an epidemic interfering with the local way of life has been emphasized. 2025 Elsevier Inc. All rights are reserved including those for text and data mining AI training and similar technologies. -
Youth and Media Literacy in the Age of Social Media
Living in the age of information means information is all pervasive, uncensored, unreliable, and with the potential to influence. The unfettered access to information and communication through social media is a double-edged sword in the hands of youth. The impact of this was explored from sociocultural and mental health perspectives. Specifically, the role of media literacy in combating the challenges posed by usage of social media was explored in this chapter. Various theories, frameworks, models, and components of media literacy were analysed. Impact of the various media literacy interventions on the youth, case studies of specific information literacy programs across regions, and other relevant critiques were reviewed and consolidated. Further to this, recommendations have been presented on creating robust in-school, and outside-school media literacy programs for the youth. The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023.