**3.1 Perception of drought impacts on homestead plant diversity**

An assessment on perception of drought impacts to the homestead plant diversity was carried out using Rating Percentage Index (RPI). The higher rate of respondents (RPI 30) from high drought areas perceived that plant diversity is decreasing in the homestead due to drought and low rate of respondents (RPI 42.5) from low drought areas assumed that homestead plant diversity is decreasing due to drought (**Table 1**). The participants from Focus Group Discussions opined that low diversity reduces production, consumption, dietary diversity and household nutrition.
