Abstract

                                It is crucial to empower farm women to respond to climate change challenges. Recognising and promoting awareness about the gender dimensions of climate change all contribute to effective climate change adaptation. Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is one interdisciplinary strategy for addressing the interconnected challenges of food security and climate change, with the clear goal of increasing food security, productivity and income, adaptability to climate change, and agricultural system efficiency. The study intended to assess the awareness level of farm women on climate-smart agriculture, taking indicators on climate change, causes of climate change, and climate variables influencing the production as major dimensions. The sample comprised 30 farmwomen chosen at random from two villages in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. The majority of the respondents, viz 90.00 percent, 73.33 percent, and 70.00 percent, had a medium level of awareness of indicators on climate change, causes of climate change, and climate variables influencing production, respectively. More than half of the respondents fell into the middle category in terms of age, education, family size, and annual income. 66.67 percent of respondents had nuclear families, and the remaining possessed joint families. 56.67 percent of farm women were members of a single organization, while 43.33 percent were members of multiple organizations

Key words : Climate change, Awareness. Farm workers, Productivity , Adaptability