HOUSEHOLD SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS INFLUENCING CHOICE OF AGRO-ADVISORY DISSEMINATION PATHWAYS IN SEMI-ARID AREAS OF KENYA

10.31124/advance.12860432 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Debrah Onyango ◽

Hezron Mogaka ◽

Samuel Njiri Ndirangu ◽

Kwena Kizito

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Adaptive Capacity ◽

Climate Change Adaptation ◽

Arid Regions ◽

Smallholder Farmers ◽

Economic Factors ◽

Arid Areas ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Semi Arid ◽

Socio Economic Factors

This work covers the dissemination of climate change adaptation information in arid and semi-arid regions of Kenya with the aim of improving the adaptive capacity of smallholder farmers through dissemination of well package technologies referred to as agro-advisories.

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS INFLUENCING NETT FARM REVENUE OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS UNDER EXTREME CLIMATIC CONDITIONS IN THE EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA

10.21506/j.ponte.2018.5.19 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 74 (5) ◽

Author(s):

Melusi Sibanda ◽

Lovemore Musemwa ◽

Abyssinia Mushunje ◽

Charles S. Mutengwa ◽

Leocadia Zhou

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Smallholder Farmers ◽

Climatic Conditions ◽

Economic Factors ◽

Eastern Cape Province ◽

Eastern Cape ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Socio Economic Factors

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Vertical integration for climate change adaptation in the water sector: lessons from decentralisation in Africa and India

Regional Environmental Change ◽

10.1007/s10113-019-01571-y ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (8) ◽

pp. 2729-2743 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Gina Ziervogel ◽

Poshendra Satyal ◽

Ritwika Basu ◽

Adelina Mensah ◽

Chandni Singh ◽

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Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Climate Change Adaptation ◽

Vertical Integration ◽

Arid Regions ◽

Adaptive Responses ◽

Water Sector ◽

Formal And Informal Institutions ◽

Local Actors ◽

Modes Of Governance ◽

Semi Arid

AbstractVertical integration, which creates strategic linkages between national and sub-national levels, is being promoted as important for climate change adaptation. Decentralisation, which transfers authority and responsibility to lower levels of organisation, serves a similar purpose and has been in place for a number of decades. Based on four case studies in semi-arid regions in Africa and India, this paper argues that vertical integration for climate change adaptation should reflect on lessons from decentralisation related to governing natural resources, particularly in the water sector. The paper focuses on participation and flexibility, two central components of climate change adaptation, and considers how decentralisation has enhanced or undermined these. The findings suggest that vertical integration for adaptation will be strengthened if a number of lessons are considered, namely (i) actively seek equitable representation from marginal and diverse local groups drawing on both formal and informal participation structures, (ii) assess and address capacity deficits that undermine flexibility and adaptive responses, especially within lower levels of government, and (iii) use hybrid modes of governance that include government, intermediaries and diverse local actors through both formal and informal institutions to improve bottom-up engagement.

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Sensitivity of Maize Yield in Smallholder Systems to Climate Scenarios in Semi-Arid Regions of West Africa: Accounting for Variability in Farm Management Practices

Agronomy ◽

10.3390/agronomy9100639 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (10) ◽

pp. 639 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Bright Freduah ◽

Dilys MacCarthy ◽

Myriam Adam ◽

Mouhamed Ly ◽

Alex Ruane ◽

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Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Arid Regions ◽

Climate Models ◽

Smallholder Farmers ◽

Maize Yield ◽

Climate Scenarios ◽

Relative Standard ◽

The Impact ◽

Semi Arid ◽

Smallholder Systems

Climate change is estimated to exacerbate existing challenges faced by smallholder farmers in Sub-Sahara Africa. However, limited studies quantify the extent of variation in climate change impact under these systems at the local scale. The Decision Support System for Agro-technological Transfer (DSSAT) was used to quantify variation in climate change impacts on maize yield under current agricultural practices in semi-arid regions of Senegal (Nioro du Rip) and Ghana (Navrongo and Tamale). Multi-benchmark climate models (Mid-Century, 2040–2069 for two Representative Concentration Pathways, RCP4.5 and RCP8.5), and multiple soil and management information from agronomic surveys were used as input for DSSAT. The average impact of climate scenarios on grain yield among farms ranged between −9% and −39% across sites. Substantial variation in climate response exists across farms in the same farming zone with relative standard deviations from 8% to 117% at Nioro du Rip, 13% to 64% in Navrongo and 9% to 37% in Tamale across climate models. Variations in fertilizer application, planting dates and soil types explained the variation in the impact among farms. This study provides insight into the complexities of the impact of climate scenarios on maize yield and the need for better representation of heterogeneous farming systems for optimized outcomes in adaptation and resilience planning in smallholder systems.

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