Yellow leaf disease, climate change, and its impact on the life of farmers in Sullia
- Title
- Yellow leaf disease, climate change, and its impact on the life of farmers in Sullia
- Creator
- Chakshu Narayan A.
- Description
- 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.
- Source
- Impact of Climate Change on Social and Mental Well-Being, pp. 317-330.
- Date
- 2024-01-01
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Subject
- Agriculture; Arecanut; Community; Farmer well-being; Yellow leaf disease
- Coverage
- Chakshu Narayan A., Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISBN: 978-044323788-1; 978-044323789-8
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Book chapter
Collection
Citation
Chakshu Narayan A., “Yellow leaf disease, climate change, and its impact on the life of farmers in Sullia,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 23, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/17960.