scholarly journals Farmer’s Perception and Agricultural Adaptation of Climate Change in Drought Prone Areas of Bangladesh

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-150
Author(s):  
MN Islam ◽  
MS Hossen
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Winter Season ◽  
Summer Season ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Annual Income ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Interview Schedule ◽  
Agricultural Adaptation

The study was conducted at the selected areas of Bangladesh (Ishwardi and Lalpur upazila). It consisted of 80 randomly selected farmers through an interview schedule to identify the respondent's perception and their agricultural adaptation to climate change. The findings of the study indicate that the farmer?s perception about climate change was reasonable for the majority of farmers; majority of (47.5%) farmers claimed that annual precipitation was decreased, 57.5% farmers claimed that summer season temperature was increased, 48.75% farmers claimed that winter season temperature was decreased and 51.25% farmers claimed that yearly mean temperature was increased. However, 38.75% farmers said that the intensity of drought was increased and 58.75% farmers said that the intensity of hotness in summer season was increased. The finding of the study indicates that 70% of the farmers had medium agricultural adaptation capability compare to 23.75% farmers had low and 6.25% farmers had high agricultural adaptation capability. Education, farm size, annual income, credit received, cosmopoliteness had significant relationship with their agricultural adaptation to climate change.J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 9(1): 147-150 2016

Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change: Issues for Developing Countries

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Atiqul Islam
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
Agricultural Adaptation

One of the burning issues of the world is climate change. The objective of this paper is to review the issues of agricultural adaptation to climate change in the context of developing countries. Literature review type methodology is used here. Total 54 numbers of secondary materials comprising journal articles, books, working papers and documents are used for this research. It is found that Climate Change is real but highly uncertain. It poses threat to agricultural sector of developing countries and adaptation would be a possible solution. Apart from the perception of farmers other factors like the farm family characteristics (e.g. farmers’ education level, farm size, and farm’s financial health) and government support (e.g. access to extension, credit and climate information) could be the potential factors to influence adaptation. There could also be several barriers to adaptation from farmers’ perspective in the face of climate change. Lack of awareness, access to credit, information, knowledge and education to evaluate and implement new methods are the major constraint on adaptation. The appropriate science, actions and policy is required to improve the capacity and to facilitate adaptation in developing countries. JEL Classification Code: Q02; Q18

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Adaptation to Climate Change through Agroforestry in Kenya

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 371
Author(s):  
Kevin Pello ◽  
Cedric Okinda ◽  
Aijun Liu ◽  
Tim Njagi
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Total Yield ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Maize Crop ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Agroforestry Technology ◽  
Agroforestry Technologies

The environmental effects of climate change have significantly decreased agricultural productivity. Agroforestry technologies have been applied as a solution to promote sustainable agricultural systems. This study evaluates the factors influencing the adoption of agroforestry technology in Kenya. A multistage sampling technique was employed to collect data from 239 households in West Pokot County, Kenya. A Probit model and K-means algorithm were used to analyze the factors affecting farmers’ agroforestry technology adoption decisions based on the sampled households’ socio-economic, demographic, and farm characteristics. The study found that the total yield for maize crop, farm size, extension frequency, off-farm income, access to training, access to credit, access to transport facilities, group membership, access to market, gender, distance to nearest trading center, and household education level had significant effects on the adoption of agroforestry technologies. The findings of this study are important in informing policy formulation and implementation that promotes agroforestry technologies adoption.

Inclusive development and agricultural adaptation to climate change

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 78-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-San Luo ◽  
Dereba Muleta ◽  
Zhenghua Hu ◽  
Haoye Tang ◽  
Zhen Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Inclusive Development ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Agricultural Adaptation

scholarly journals Assessing the Effectiveness of Supplemental Irrigation to Improve Soil Moisture in an Arid Ecosystem with an Emphasis on Climate Change: A Case Study from the State of Kuwait

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 9104
Author(s):  
Ahmed Alqallaf ◽  
Bader Al-Anzi ◽  
Meshal Alabdullah
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Hydrological Cycle ◽  
Winter Season ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Summer Season ◽  
Arid Ecosystems ◽  
Arid Ecosystem ◽  
Supplemental Irrigation ◽  
The State Of Kuwait

Arid ecosystems are extremely vulnerable to climate change, which is considered one of the serious global environmental issues that can cause critical challenges to the hydrological cycle in arid ecosystems. This work focused on assessing the effectiveness of supplemental irrigation to improve the actual soil moisture content in arid ecosystems and considering climate change impacts on soil moisture. The study was conducted at two fenced protected sites in Kuwait. The first site is naturally covered with Rhanterietum epapposum, whereas the other study site is a supplemented irrigated site, containing several revegetated native plants. The results showed that supplemental irrigation highly improved soil moisture (∆SM) during the winter season by >50%. However, during the summer season, the rainfed and irrigated site showed low ∆SM due to the high temperature and high evapotranspiration (ET) rates. We also found that ∆SM would negatively get impacted by climate change. The climate change projection results showed that temperature would increase by 12%–23%, ET would increase by 17%–19%, and precipitation would decrease by 31%–46% by 2100. Such climate change impacts may also shift the current ecosystem from an arid to a hyper-arid ecosystem. Therefore, we concluded that irrigation is a practical option to support the ∆SM during the low-temperature months only (spring and winter) since the results did not show any progress during the summer season. It is also essential to consider the possibility of future shifting in ecosystems and plant communities in restoration and revegetation planning.

Institutional and technological innovation: Understanding agricultural adaptation to climate change in Nepal

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 142-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Netra Chhetri ◽  
Pashupati Chaudhary ◽  
Puspa Raj Tiwari ◽  
Ram Baran Yadaw
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Agricultural Adaptation
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