Variables Targeted Population (Area-wise)
Dependent variable (Y): Decrease in sugarcane production
Dadin 10 Thatta 10 Hyderabad 7 Tharparkar19 Sukkur 9
The rating was on a scale from 1 to 10, in which 1 was indicated as low level of answer satisfaction about question. and 10 was the highest level. The respondents were rated as per the level of impact. The independent variables are quite common climate change factors as per the relevant studies irrespective of the country. In contrast, the dependent variable was chosen because of the current prevailing issue in Sindh regarding the slump in sugarcane production.
Independent variables (Xn): Intense heatwave Irrigation Floods Climate Change diseases Rainfalls Soil condition Droughts Increase in water demand