Public underestimate how worried farmers are about climate change, report reveals
The public underestimates how worried farmers are about climate change, according to new research from ESRI.
The study, carried out by the ESRI’s Behavioural Research Unit, surveyed 467 farmers across regions and farm types, alongside representative samples of urban and rural residents.
It recorded perceptions and understanding of climate change, willingness to make changes, and support for relevant policies.
Climate change was selected by 43 per cent of farmers as one of the three most important issues they face out of a list of eight.
It ranked similarly to negative perceptions of farming (45 per cent), above high workload (29 per cent) but below financial challenges (73 per cent) and excessive regulation (58 per cent).
The public rated it as the second most important issue facing farming, after financial challenges, while few identified negative perceptions of farming as an issue.
Two-thirds of farmers said they are more likely than not to change how they farm in the future to…
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