In that sense, the perception that farmers have about climate change not only informs their planting decisions, but also determines the adoption of adaptation measures ( Meldrum et al., 2018 De Matos Carlos et al., 2020). Nonetheless, in order to be willing to implement adaptation measures, farmers need to be aware of climate change ( Silvestri et al., 2012 Simelton et al., 2013 Meldrum et al., 2018). In order to ameliorate these negative effects, public policies and interventions to promote and facilitate adaptation will be needed ( Howden et al., 2007 Kumar et al., 2020). The negative effects of these changes will be higher for agricultural producers that practice rainfed agriculture, as well as for those with limited access to credit and insurance, and those that are disconnected from regional or national markets ( Skoufias et al., 2011 Quiroga et al., 2015 IFAD, 2016 Castells-Quintana et al., 2018). Nonetheless, it is not clear if agricultural producers will be able to keep up with the unprecedented speed at which climate is expected to change in the coming years ( Jones et al., 2012). Throughout human history, farmers have adapted to changing environmental, social and economic conditions ( Kurukulasuriya and Rosenthal, 2013). Finally, the use of field experiments and choice experiments can complement the use of observational data. Data from surveys that are representative at the national or subnational levels, as well as longitudinal data, will be very helpful to better understand farmer’s perceptions. More research that identifies causal relationships is necessary. The review found that the available research has been based mostly on qualitative analyses of case studies for a few countries. Based on a review of original research articles published between 20, this article presents the status of knowledge about the topic in the region to identify research gaps and inform future research. This is particularly true for Latin America, which is highly vulnerable to climate change. During the last two decades, the literature that examines farmers’ perception of climate change has gained ground, but it is still scant. In order to be willing to take adaptation measures, farmers need to perceive that the climate is changing or could change, and they need to attribute enough weight to this perception to take action. Global climate is changing rapidly, and it is not clear if agricultural producers in developing countries will be able to adapt fast enough in order to mitigate its negative effects. 2Economics Department, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, Mexico City, Mexico.1Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Social Science and Government, Mexico and Economics Department, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, Mexico City, Mexico.
Isael Fierros-González 1 and Alejandro López-Feldman 2*
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