Farmers' perception, awareness and adaptation to climate change: evidence from northwest Vietnam

Purpose - This study aims to examine the extent to which farmers are aware of climate change and how they have modified their growing practices in response to perceived climate changes. Design/methodology/approach - A logit model was used to explore farmers' awareness and a binary logistic model was used to analyze their adaptive responses. Data from 335 farm households were collected from three provinces of Northwest Vietnam with different climate change vulnerability. Findings - Farmers' awareness of climate change was related significantly to household and farm characteristics. Farm experience, education level, location, tenancy status, soil fertility, access to credit, climate information, agricultural extension services, farmer groups, non-agriculture income, distance to market and house and climate change experience influence adaptationmeasure choices. Research limitations/implications - These findings suggest that investment strategies must promote adaptation to climate change by supporting technological and institutional methods, such as education, markets, credit and information. Originality/value - This study is the first study that uses econometric models to analyze farmers' perception effect and adaptation to climate change aspect in Northwest Vietnam