More than 70 per cent of farmers have already seen large impacts of climate change on their farm, new global research across 8 countries reveals
Sep 22, 2023
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], September 22: 71% of farmers say that climate change already has a large impact on their farm, and even more are worried about the impact this will have in the future. 73% have experienced increasing pest and disease pressure. On average farmers estimate that their incomes had reduced by 15.7% due to climate change in the past two years. One in six farmers even identifies income losses of over 25% during this period. Climate impacts estimated to have reduced farmer incomes by 15.7% on average over the past two years. Most pressing short-term challenges dominated by economic uncertainty and cost concerns. Yet 4 in 5 farmers have already taken or plan to take steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.