Climate Change Impact on Farmers’ Perception and Adaptation Response under Rainfed Agriculture in Southern India

Rainfed agriculture covers 80 percent of the World’s cropland and produces about 60 food grains. In India, 55 gross sown area accounts 40 production. Tamil Nadu, nearly 48 per cent is under rainfed cultivation which highly vulnerable to climate change therefore it requires appropriate adaptation strategies. The present study covering 180 sample households examine farmers perception on various responses practiced in Southern India. were requested choose one or more response among three options namely, rainfall pattern, temperature decrease ground water availability. results analysis indicated that availability are major concerns due perceive by 84 58 farmers. examined indicate strategies viz., changing cropping drilling new bore wells, deepening existing introducing saving irrigation methods reducing number irrigations etc. perceived followed reduction irrigations, advancement delaying seasons growing rain-fed crops reduce impact change.