Assessing drivers of adaptation strategies of climate change in Kymour Plateau and Satpura hills of Madhya Pradesh

Climate change is threatening the food and nutritional security of the world. The increasing temperature, decreasing rainfall and increasing concentration of carbon di oxide impacting production and productivity of the farm ultimately affecting the farmers income and their livelihoods. Adjustment or alteration in the present farming situation in response to changing climate scenario will mitigate the negative impact of climate change. Thus, the present study was conducted in the Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh to assess drivers of the adaptation for climate change. The study reveals that age, occupation, credit access, mass media exposure, information seeking behaviour, innovative proneness, decision making ability and risk preference were the main drivers of the adaptation for climate change in the study area. The planners, policy makers and researchers have to give more focus on these attributes of the farmers to enhance climate resilience by adaptation of suitable measures for climate change and secure farmers income and livelihood.