Farmers’ beliefs and concerns about climate change, and their adaptation behavior to combat climate change in Saudi Arabia

the farmers (87%) were not members of the agricultural cooperatives. Over half (55%) of the farmers were not having access to extension services. Around 76% of the respondents reported no access to agricultural loans. More than half (62%) were having communication with other farmers about climate change. 3.2. Climate change beliefs of the farmers Table 2 describes beliefs of the farmers about climate change. Over two-thirds (67%) of the farmers believed that climate change is occurring due to anthropogenic activities. Half (50%) of the farmers disagreed that climate change is happening due to natural changes. Around 41% of the respondents agreed that climate change is occurring due to both anthropogenic and nat- ural changes. About 64% of the farmers disagreed that there is insufficient evidence about the Fig 2. Methodological framework. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280838.g002 PLOS ONE Adaptation of climate change among farmers PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280838 January 25, 2023 6 / 20