Assessing the role of farmer field schools in promoting pro-adaptive behaviour towards climate change among Jamaican farmers

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jhannel Tomlinson ◽  
Kevon Rhiney
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Adaptive Behaviour ◽  
Farmer Field Schools ◽  
Field Schools

Farmer field schools and the co-creation of knowledge and innovation: the mediating role of social capital

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 1139-1154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chrysanthi Charatsari ◽  
Evagelos D. Lioutas ◽  
Alex Koutsouris
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Farmer Field Schools ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Field Schools

scholarly journals The Role of Farmer Field Schools Approach in Improving Tea Production among Smallholding in Kenya

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evans L. Chimoita ◽  
Gatahi Dennis Maina ◽  
Dennis Opiyo Olila ◽  
Joseph P.Gweyi Onyango
Keyword(s):  
Farmer Field Schools ◽  
Tea Production ◽  
Field Schools

scholarly journals The role of communities in sustainable land and forest management: The case of Nyanga, Zvimba and Guruve districts of Zimbabwe

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Matsvange ◽  
Ruvimbo Sagonda ◽  
Munyaradzi Kaundikiza
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Community Analysis ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Farmer Field Schools ◽  
Integral Role ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Field Schools ◽  
The Impact

Forest benefit analysis is vital in ensuring sustainable community-based natural resources management. Forest depletion and degradation are key issues in rural Zimbabwe and strategies to enhance sustainable forest management are continually sought. This study was carried out to assess the impact of forests on communities from Nyanga, Guruve and Zvimba districts of Zimbabwe. It is based on a Big Lottery Fund project implemented by Progressio-UK and Environment Africa. Itfocuses on identifying replicable community forest and landmanagement strategies and the level of benefits accruing to the community. Analysis of change was based on the Income and Food Security and Forest benefits, which also constitutes the tools used during the research. The study confirms the high rate of deforestation and the increased realisation by communities to initiate practical measures aimed at protecting and sustaining forest and land resources from which they derive economic and social benefits. The results highlight the value of community structures (Farmer Field Schools and Environmental Action Groups) as conduits for natural resource management. The interconnectivity among forests, agricultural systems and the integral role of people are recognised as key to climate change adaptation.Keywords: Forest benefits; sustainability,;livelihoods; farmer field schools

The Role of Late-Night Infotainment Comedy in Communicating Climate Change Consensus

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward John Roy Clarke ◽  
Anna Klas ◽  
Joshua Stevenson ◽  
Emily Jane Kothe
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Mitigation Policy ◽  
Behavioural Intentions ◽  
Late Night ◽  
Mitigation And Adaptation ◽  
Climate Action ◽  
Adaptation Policies ◽  
Diverse Audience

Climate change is a politically-polarised issue, with conservatives less likely than liberals to perceive it as human-caused and consequential. Furthermore, they are less likely to support mitigation and adaptation policies needed to reduce its impacts. This study aimed to examine whether John Oliver’s “A Mathematically Representative Climate Change Debate” clip on his program Last Week Tonight polarised or depolarised a politically-diverse audience on climate policy support and behavioural intentions. One hundred and fifty-nine participants, recruited via Amazon MTurk (94 female, 64 male, one gender unspecified, Mage = 51.07, SDage = 16.35), were presented with either John Oliver’s climate change consensus clip, or a humorous video unrelated to climate change. Although the climate change consensus clip did not reduce polarisation (or increase it) relative to a control on mitigation policy support, it resulted in hyperpolarisation on support for adaptation policies and increased climate action intentions among liberals but not conservatives.

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