Climate change is a proven and burning issue
in this world. It has visibly impacted different nations.
From this research on Gharapjhong Rural Municipality
of Mustang district of country Nepal, it is again proved
that the climate at the local level has been experiencing
increasing trends of both precipitation and temperature
as per the data from 1988 to 2017. The study was
conducted to study the impact of climate change on
agriculture of the Mountainous area of Nepal i.e.
Gharapjhong Rural Municipality of Mustang District.
Field observation, Questionnaire survey, Key Informant
Interview, and Focus Group Discussion was carried out
to obtain primary data whereas; secondary data were
collected from the Department of Hydrology and
Meteorology, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
Development, Budget program for Gharapjhong Rural
Municipality (2074/2075), authorized report and papers.
Different trend analyses and correlations were plotted to
validate the research objectives. The analysis of
productivity trend (1999/00- 2016/17) was found to be
increased in maize, potato, barley whereas decrement of
trend in wheat and oilseed. Apple productivity data from
the year 2012/13 to 2016/17 also shows linear increments.
Both the agricultural data analysis part and local
people’s experience part show similar outcomes, i.e.
positive as well as negative impact on agricultural
production due to climate change. Analysis of sales of
chemical fertilizers data (2013/14 to 2016/17) shows the
increasing trend of chemical fertilizers. The majority of
the respondents are practicing inter-cropping, planting
new crops, increasing the use of biofertilizers and
pesticides. Whereas, every respondent is using an
irrigation system to cope with an increasing climatic
trend.
Keywords : Climate change, Impact, Agriculture, Adaptation, Gharapjhong Rural Municipality.