J. Plant Environ. 02 (02) 2020. 71-77 DOI: 10.33687/jpe.002.02.3578 71 Available Online at EScience Press Journal of Plant and Environment ISSN: 2710-1665 (Online), 2710-1657 (Print) https://esciencepress.net/journals/JPE Sugarcane Farmers Perception, Comprehension Regarding Climate Change and its Mitigation Through Adoption of Cultural Practices Hafiz Ali Raza 1 *, Rana Muhammad Amir 1 , Farzana Zaheer Syed 2 , Muhammad Shoaib Ajnum 3 , Imran Kareem 1 , Muhammad Abdullah Saad 4 , Muhammad Hussnain 4 , Muhammad Sohail Qadir 5 1 Institute of Agri. Extension and Rural Development, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. 2 Department of political science, Government Collage Women University Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan. 3 Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. 4 Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. 5 Department of Entomology, of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T Article History Received: January 16, 2020 Revised: March 11, 2020 Accepted: March 13, 2020 Sugarcane is an important cash crop in Pakistan. Recently, the average per hectare production of sugarcane is low due to climatic variation. Therefore, sugarcane farmers are threatened by this emerging issue that has drastically affected their livelihoods, food security, and sustainability. This study was designed to analyze the perception, comprehension, and adoption of cultural practices in the mitigation of the impact of climate change. For this purpose, district Rahim Yar Khan was selected purposively from the Province of Punjab as the universe of the study; as one of the highly cultivated areas among all districts of Punjab. From selected districts, two tehsils were randomly selected, namely Sadiqabad and Khanpur. From each selected tehsil, 5 villages were selected using randomized sampling technique. In each selected village, 18 sugarcane farmers were selected randomly thus, making a total of 180 respondents. The data were collected through quantitative methods. A pre-tested and well-structured interview schedule was developed for the collection of information from sugarcane farmers. Data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics through the Statistical Package for Social Sciences. Results indicated that there was a significant difference between the two groups, adopter and non-adopters of mitigation strategies towards climate change. The results revealed that the majority (98.3 % and 75 %) of the growers reported that an increase in temperature and deforestation for the last five years respectively. Moreover, residues burring and deforestation were major causes of climate change followed by an excess of CO2 from agriculture activities and farm operations. The study recommended that the adoption of cultural practices in mitigation of the impact of climate change should be promoted through information sources. Keywords Climate Change Growers Sugarcane Production Adoption Practices Corresponding Author: Hafiz Ali Raza Email: razaa0617@gmail.com © The Author(s) 2020. INTRODUCTION Sugarcane production in Punjab is 49.6 Million tons and a total cultivated area of 0.777 million hectares (Chatta et al., 2018). Sugarcane is the second major provider of sweetener after honey in Pakistan (Qureshi and Afghan, 2005) and it provides the raw material for the second agro-based industry after textiles. However, in recent times sugarcane is recognized for its role in sustainable