Farmers level of Awareness and Adaptation Practices about Climate Change and Climate Smart Technologies

Abstract

The impact of climate change on agriculture is varying over space and time. The consequences  highly uncertain are heterogeneous in nature. Agricultural sector must focus on adopting  climate smart technologies to successfully achieve food security and climate change challenges. Climate Smart Technologies in agriculture is clearly a crucial response for an effective and  equitable adaptation and mitigation strategy. To shift the focus towards climate smart  agricultural technologies in India, innovation will be the key. The present study focused on  level of awareness and adaptation strategies of farmers about climate change and Climate  smart technologies. Farmers’ knowledge and perceptions about climate change, and adoption  of climate smart technologies, will help development practitioners, researchers and policy  makers to develop more promising technologies according to the needs and interests of  farmers. The paper advocates various agricultural innovations including technological  innovations, managerial innovations and traditional agriculture as a climate-smart approach  for sustainable food production.