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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2025(X-III).19      10.31703/gssr.2025(X-III).19      Published : Sep 2025

Climate Change and Wheat Rust Diseases: A Case Study of Kallar Syedan

    This study, “Climate Change and Wheat Rust Diseases: A study in Kallar Syedan, District Rawalpindi,” aims to look at farmers’ perceptions of climate change and wheat rust diseases on crop productivity. Qualitative methods were used in this research, based on data gathered through interview guides. The methodology involves an in-depth study of farmers' experiences and observations in Choa Khalsa, a village of Kallar Syedan, to understand the observed changes by farmers in temperature, rainfall, and wind patterns and their outcomes on wheat rust diseases and crop productivity. This method allows a detailed understanding of the farmers’ views on the challenges faced by climate change, the changes in wheat rust diseases, and the effects on crop productivity.

    Climate Change, Wheat Rust, Wheat Production
    (1) Rahat Batool
    Graduate, Department of Anthropology, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Abid Ghafoor Chaudhry
    Associate Professor /Chairman, Department of Anthropology, PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.