PERCEPTION OF FARMERS ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN CHEVELLA BLOCK, RANGAREDDY DISTRICT, TELANGANA
Keywords:
Climate change, Perception of farmers, Disobedience to GodAbstract
Climate change is the burning issue of the world. Agriculture is most vulnerable to climate change.
Perception of farmers is opinion of the farmers how they understand and interpret climate change. Though the
Farmers’ were aware about climate change, their perception totally varies from others. And farmers play major
role in agriculture and it is necessary to know their perceptions. Hence, the present study was conducted in 2019-
2020 to find out the perception of farmers on climate change in Chevella block of Rangareddy district,
Telangana. Total 120 respondents from 6 villages were selected randomly. The perception results revealed that
farmers’ had medium level of perception and majority of farmers perceived climate change as the result of
disobedience to God among all the other factors