Linking climate change adaptation practices with farm technical efficiency and fertilizer use: a study of wheat–maize mix cropping zone of Punjab province, Pakistan

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of local institutions in climate change adaptation by smallholder farmers in Homabay County, Kenya. The study employed cross-sectional survey design in which data was collected from smallholder farmers in one survey round. Quantitative data was collected from 398 smallholder farmers, while 48 key informant interviews and 12 focus group discussions were used to collect qualitative data to buttress information from farmers. Data was analysed using frequencies, percentages, cross-tabulations and chi-square at 0.05 significance level. The study established that local institutions and social networks had a positive influence on climate change adaptation by smallholder farmers. Local institutions and social groups enable smallholder farmers to deploy specific climate change adaptation practices. Local institutions pursue adoption of effective adaptation strategies relevant to local needs of the smallholder farmers. They also provide information on climate change adaptation options and give some external support to enable farmers cope with climate change. The study recommended the need to promote institutional partnership to enhance climate change adaptation at local level. Partnerships among local institutions are associated with area specific adaptation practices and communal pooling. The study also recommended the need to enhance the capacity of local institutions as the impacts of climate change are likely to intensify with time. Support in the form of new information and technology aimed at improving effective coping mechanisms and financial support will be necessary.

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Smallholder farmers’ climate change adaptation practices contribute to crop production efficiency in Southern Ethiopia

Agronomy Journal ◽

10.1002/agj2.20900 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Dessalegn Anshiso Sedebo ◽

Gu‐Cheng Li ◽

Kidane Assefa Abebe ◽

Bekele Gebisa Etea ◽

John Kojo Ahiapka ◽

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Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Climate Change Adaptation ◽

Crop Production ◽

Production Efficiency ◽

Smallholder Farmers ◽

Southern Ethiopia ◽

Adaptation Practices

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Characterizing and tailoring climate change adaptation practices into a diversified agroecosystem: an evidence from smallholder farmers in Ethiopia

Environment Development and Sustainability ◽

10.1007/s10668-021-01986-w ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Tsega Adego

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Climate Change Adaptation ◽

Smallholder Farmers ◽

Adaptation Practices

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Frameworks

Innovative Strategies and Frameworks in Climate Change Adaptation - Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-2767-1.ch003 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 15-20

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Food Security ◽

Mixed Methods ◽

Climate Change Adaptation ◽

Learning Theory ◽

Behavioral Science ◽

Theoretical Framework ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative ◽

Food And Agriculture ◽

Adaptation Practices

This chapter presents the authors' theoretical and methodological frameworks for assessing climate change adaptation. These were framed on the basis of behavioral science and learning theory. A neo-behaviorist lens has been employed in explaining adaptation following the neo-positivist tradition where inquiry is guided by a theoretical framework and implemented with mixed methods of mutually reinforcing qualitative and quantitative strands. The adaptation theme situated within these frameworks is food security. The examples of adaptation practices and technologies all pertain to food and agriculture. The context of adaptation is the agrarian community or the farm family.

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Factors Affecting Small-Scale Fishermen’s Adaptation Toward the Impacts of Climate Change: Reflections From Malaysian Fishers

SAGE Open ◽

10.1177/2158244019864204 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 215824401986420 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah ◽

Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril ◽

Azimi Hamzah ◽

Bahaman Abu Samah

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Higher Education ◽

Individual Differences ◽

Climate Change Adaptation ◽

Small Scale ◽

Cluster Sampling ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Multistage Cluster Sampling ◽

Adaptation Practices ◽

Impacts Of Climate Change

This study aims to examine the influence of individual differences on the small-scale fishermen’s climate change adaptation practices toward climate change. This is a descriptive correlational study on 400 small-scale fishermen living in four climate change–affected areas in Malaysia, which were selected based on a multistage cluster sampling. In conclusion, it was found that age, income, and fishing experience recorded a significant relationship with climate change adaptation practices, whereas their household size did not yield any relationship with the adaptation practices. Furthermore, a number of small-scale fishermen who use fisheries technologies, have alternative jobs, and possess higher education have recorded better climate change adaptation practices compared with nonusers, full-timers, and less educated fishermen. Several recommendations were made to assist the concerned parties in developing better adaptation strategies that are fitted to the fishermen’s needs, interests, and abilities.

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