ADAPTABILITY OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS WITH RESPECT TO CLIMATE CHANGE: A CASE STUDY IN FAKIRHAT UPAZILA OF BAGERHAT DISTRICT

Abstract

The survey study was conducted to determine adaptability of horticultural crops to climate change in Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat district during 1 st December 2012 to 25 th March 2013. The area is moderately vulnerable to climate change. The study consisted of 80 randomly selected farmers through an interview by using survey schedules to identify their perceptions and their adaptation to climate change. The findings of the study indicate that the, farmer’s perception about climate change was reasonable as majority of farmers claimed about decreased annual precipitation