RETRACTED: Ethnic minority farmers' perceptions and use of local knowledge to adapt to climate change: Some insights from Vietnam (Retracted article. See vol. 43, pg. 223, 2022)

Climate change has adversely affected the agricultural activities of farmers in the mountainous regions of Vietnam. This research investigates ethnic minority farmers' perceptions and use of local knowledge to adapt to climate change. Data were collected from 362 farmers through surveys, key informant interviews and focus group discussions. The binary logit model was employed to examine factors influencing farmers' perceptions of climate change. The results indicate that farmers have been aware of overall changes in climate-particularly the weather becoming hotter over the last 20 years. Commune locations, education levels, forest area, income, credit, information from smartphones, forest year and attending climate change/natural disaster reduction training were factors that significantly affected farmers' perceptions of climate change. Our findings suggest that policymakers should consider farmers' perceptions and local knowledge when designing and formulating mitigation policies.