Farm Women’s Awareness, Knowledge and Adaptation to Climate Change in Northern Transitional Zone of Karnataka, India

This chapter aimed to find out farmwomen awareness about climate change, their knowledge about the indicators of climate change and adaptation measure to minimize the negative impact of agriculture productivity. Climate change is the biggest threat to agriculture in countries around the globe as well as in India. The impact of climate change is evident on the Indian monsoon, which has become more erratic and violent over the last few years. Crop failures and increased infestation of pests and insects have become rampant.Farmers in India are not fully aware of climate change and its indicators, causes, and impacts. This study was conducted during 2018-19 under All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Home Science in Sulla village of Dharwad district of Karnataka state, India. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 100 farm women in the village. A pre tested interview schedule was used to collect the data. The study revealed that all of the respondents were not aware about the increase in melting of glacier, cold wave and frequent flood. The study reveals that 36 % of the farm women belonged to low category of awareness on indicators on climate change. It was also noticed that all of the women were not aware about changes in farming system in present climate condition. Energy and agriculture have always had a strong relationship. Therefore, increasing agricultural output's energy efficiency is a useful strategy for lowering production costs and emissions. Results indicate that women were unaware of the causes of climate change, including growing urbanisation, the use of pesticides, natural disasters, the burning of fossil fuels and farm waste, the usage of electrical appliances, and global warming. Additionally, all of the ladies implemented intercropping, crop rotation, and a shift in the planting calendar.