(CBSL, 2011). Rice is produced in the Maha season (October to March) and the Yala
season (April to September). Rice farms are generally small and crops are grown in
complex, diverse and riskprone environments. Climate change could have an impact on
physical and biological systems (Rosenzweig et al., 2008) and rice productivity in South
Asia is predicted to be reduced by 14% by 2050 (IFPRI. 2009). The objective of this study is …