Akhtar, Rulia and Afroza, Rafia and Masud, Muhammad Mehedi and Rahman, Mahfuzur and Khalid, Haniza and Duasa, Jarita
(2018)
Farmers’ perceptions, awareness, attitudes and
adaption behaviour towards climate change.
Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy.
ISSN 1354-7860
(In Press)
Abstract
Using responses from a questionnaire survey conducted on a
sample of 400 rice farmers from Kedah in Malaysia, this article
examines rice farmers’ perception, awareness, attitudes and
adaptation behaviours towards mitigating climate change. The data
collected was analysed using structural equation modelling. The
findings of this study show that 84% of the respondents perceive a
decrease in rainfall, while 75% perceive an increase in temperature
over the last 10–15 years due to climate change. The study also
finds a significant and positive association between farmers’
perception of climate change, awareness (AWN), attitudes (ATT) and
adaptation behaviour (ADB). Furthermore, the results reveal that
awareness and attitudes play a mediating role between perception
and adaptation behaviour. The findings could be useful to public
and private organizations in learning more about farmers’
perceptions and adaptation behaviour in developing a policy
framework to reduce adverse effects of climate change.
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