Context: The dairy sector plays a significant role in supporting the livelihoods of women. To safeguard the livelihoods of women, it is crucial to promote the adoption of climate resilient dairy farming practices. Identifying the factors that determine the adoption and constraints faced by them in adoption of such practices is very crucial for designing effective policies. Objective: The study aims to identify the factors that determine the adoption and constraints faced by women farmers in adoption of climate resilient dairy farming practices. Extent of adoption of climate resilient dairy farming practices was also captured Methods: An ex-post facto research design was used in the present study. Data were collected from 360 women dairy farmers in the study area i.e., 18 randomly chosen villages from Jind, Hisar and Rohtak districts of Haryana. Ordinal logit model was used to determine the factors that influence adoption and garrets ranking method was used to prioritize the constraints. Results and Discussion: Feeding management and housing management were found to be the most adopted practices based on their weighted mean score. Time spent, extension contact, social participation and knowledge about climate resilient practices were found to be the determinants of higher levels of adoption. Lack of awareness regarding these practices was identified as the most significant factor hindering their adoption. Significance: Findings reveal that adoption of climate resilient dairy farming practices among women farmers is considerably low which can be attributed to various constraints faced by them. Ordinal logit model reveals the factors that determine presence of women in higher level of adoption categories.

Keyword: Adoption, Women dairy farmers, Determinants, Climate change, Climate resilient dairy farming practices,