  Using the primary data collected for 463 farmers in six districts of Haryana,
India, the present study attempts to understand the constituents of farmer's
adaptive capacity at local level and how it can be enhanced. We use path
analysis technique using the lavaan package in RStudio to empirically test the
role of information. We find that information is a direct and significant
contributor to enhancing farmers' adaptive capacity. However, even with
exponential growth in use of technology, particularly information and
communication technologies (ICTs), small farmers still lack access to
information which hinders their capacity to respond to weather and climate
risks. Thus, understanding the mechanism that can facilitate exchange and use
of information by the farming community more effectively is important. We take
an ensemble view of ICTs operationalized using ICT ecosystem and find
significant interlinkages between information, technology and the ICT ecosystem
that facilitate learning and information exchange and therefore contribute to
enhancing farmers' adaptive capacity and building resilience to climate shocks.
We find that ICT ecosystem does facilitate access to information and also
mediate the effect of farmer's capability and willingness to use ICTs for
agricultural purposes. Development of sound ICT ecosystem is likely to help
farmers to better respond to changing climate in the future.
