Assessment of Awareness about Climate Change among Dairy Farmers in Bundelkhand Region, India

Abstract

This study was designed to assess the awareness of dairy farmers towards climate change. 120 dairy farmers responded to a designed questionnaire that was developed to collect the data and covered farmer’s socio-economic status, source of awareness and their specific knowledge towards climate change. Most dairy farmers actively recognized the climate change effects on dairy animal’s performance and health according to the study results. The relatively low awareness of causal factors and livestock-related consequences suggests the need for targeted educational interventions to bridge knowledge gaps, promote sustainable practices, and enhance climate resilience in the agricultural sector. The logistic regression model was applied to examine the influence of various socio-economic and demographic variables on the dependent outcome. The model demonstrates a strong explanatory power of dependent variables. The research proposed new policies to streamline processes of accessing financial support and dairy farm improvement grants to reduce climate change impacts on dairy cattle.