Farmers’ Perception and Efficacy of Adaptation Decisions to Climate Change

Climate change is viewed as the main obstacle to agricultural development in developing countries. The high dependence on agriculture and allied sectors makes many countries vulnerable climate phenomenon. There a gap macro micro-level understanding of change. Thoughtful farmers’ perceptions impacts farming are fundamental for various mitigation adaptation strategies. Therefore, aim present study was understand pattern variability, about change, strategies based their socio-cultural background villages Goa, west coast India. results reveal that 62% sampled farmers have experienced terms meteorological indicators such increased average temperature, decreased total rainfall, delayed onset monsoon, an increase length summer season. temperature trend analysis (0.009 °C/year) validated perceptions, while perception rainfall differed (?1.49 mm/year). Farmers convinced has affected (declining crop livestock productivity, water depletion, other related farm operations). They strive adapt through diversification, integrated crop-livestock system, contingency planning, new crops varieties. This could be helpful policymakers establish climate-resilient system by ensuring timely availability inputs, accurate weather forecasting, encouraging insurance products enterprises, which will help cope with changing enhance income economic wellbeing. Further, adaption farming, agroforestry, indigenous technical knowledge imperative combat ill effects