The study was conducted in Dharwad and Bijapur districts of Karnataka in 2011. Ex-Post-Facto research design was followed. The total sample for the present study was 150. The objectives of the study was to document farmers suggestion to climate change as felt by farmers. Appropriate statistical tools were employed. Exactly 90.00 per cent of the farmers changed their time of application of chemicals and fertilizers to evening hours and the same proportion of farmers changed number of intercultivation operations depending on the rainfall occurrence, and more than 80.00 per cent of the farmers used to apply more of FYM, chemical fertilizers and penning to reduce the loss of soil fertility. Nearly two third (65.33%) of the farmers changed their cropping pattern from mono cropping to diversified cropping pattern. Farmers (42.00%) were practicing wider spacing in case of cotton, sorghum and soybean. In case of pest and disease infestation, farmers (24.67%) adapted to grow resistant varieties, applied neem and glyricedia leaves to overcome the frequency of damage. Farmers response are prime importance in analysis of extent of climate change.
Climate change, farmers, suggestions
