scholarly journals Cashew Production as a Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Tool for Agriculture

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Mitigation ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
Farming Communities ◽  
Bush Fire ◽  
The Face ◽  
Peasant Farmers

The study was conducted in the Wenchi Municipality in the forest/savannah transitional agro-ecological zone of Ghana to analyse the dual role of cashew production as a tool for adaptation and greenhouse gas mitigation in the face of climate change and variability. The study used primary data to collect data from 400 randomly selected cashew farmers from 9 farming communities in the Municipality through the administration of questionnaire. Key informant interview with the help of semi-structured interview guide was also held drawing 6 participants from the study area. Cashew production data from the Department of Agriculture in the municipality beefed up the analysis. It was observed in the study that the major source of income to the respondents was cashew production (57.0%) followed by maize (25.5%). The most affected crops by the changing climate were maize (52.3%), yam (15.0%) groundnut (13.5%) and vegetables (10.8%), where the least affected crop was cashew (2.3%). It was realized that the major source of livelihood was cashew cultivation (56%) hence it was not out of place for the respondents themselves to enforce by-laws on bush fire during the harmattan seasons (winter). The presence of cashew farming in the study area had resulted in enhancement in mitigation strategies such as reduction in tillage, preservation of ecosystem, reduced ‘slash and burn’ method of farming and so on. Again, the rampant seasonal bush fire in the area during dry season (winter) of which peasant farmers used to prepare their lands or unscrupulous people hid behind for hunting according to the respondents had seen a decline.

scholarly journals ON CLIMATE CHANGE ALARMISM IN TOURISM

2015 ◽  
pp. 84-90
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Mitigation ◽  
Critical Approach ◽  
The Subject

A state-of-the-art scientific evidence is provided that supports the need of tourism scholars to adopt a critical approach when evaluating the various aspects of climate change. The extent of uncertainties regarding the subject matter does not allow those who study climate change and tourism to dismiss substantial doubts and counterevidence with the usual response about "consensus" or "climate deniers." Human-induced climate change is a phenomenon not yet well understood, and thus advocating greenhouse gas mitigation strategies for the tourism industry is precipitous and likely to inflict enormous costs and involve serious pitfalls.

scholarly journals Sugarcane Farmers Perception, Comprehension Regarding Climate Change and its Mitigation Through Adoption of Cultural Practices

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-77
Author(s):  
Hafiz Ali Raza ◽  
Rana Muhammad Amir ◽  
Farzana Zaheer Syed ◽  
Muhammad Shoaib Ajnum ◽  
Imran Kareem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Randomized Sampling ◽  
Impact Of Climate Change ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Impact

Sugarcane is an important cash crop in Pakistan. Recently, the average per hectare production of sugarcane is low due to climatic variation. Therefore, sugarcane farmers are threatened by this emerging issue that has drastically affected their livelihoods, food security, and sustainability. This study was designed to analyze the perception, comprehension, and adoption of cultural practices in the mitigation of the impact of climate change. For this purpose, district Rahim yar khan was selected purposively from the Province of Punjab as the universe of the study; as one of the highly cultivated areas among all districts of Punjab. From selected districts, two tehsils were randomly selected, namely Sadiqabad and Kanpur. From each selected tehsil, 5 villages were selected using randomized sampling technique. In each selected village, 18 sugarcane farmers were selected randomly thus, making a total of 180 respondents. The data were collected through quantitative methods. A pre-tested and well-structured interview schedule was developed for the collection of information from sugarcane farmers.  Data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics through the Statistical Package for Social Sciences. Results indicated that there was a significant difference between the two groups, adopter and non-adopters of mitigation strategies towards climate change. The results revealed that the majority (98.3 % and 75 %) of the growers reported that an increase in temperature and deforestation for the last five years respectively. Moreover, residues burring and deforestation were major causes of climate change followed by an excess of CO2 from agriculture activities and farm operations. The study recommended that the adoption of cultural practices in mitigation of the impact of climate change should be promoted through information sources.

scholarly journals Smallholder farmers livestock production on the face of climate change in Bahir Dar, Zuria District, Northwestern Ethiopia

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 2329-2334 ◽  
Author(s):  
BIMREW ASMARE ◽  
FENTAHUN MEHERET
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Livestock Production ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Bahir Dar ◽  
Grazing Land ◽  
Key Informants ◽  
The Face ◽  
Dug Well

Asmare B, Meheret F. 2018. Smallholder farmers livestock production on the face of climate change in Bahir Dar, Zuria District, Northwestern Ethiopia. Biodiversitas 19: 2329-2334. The objective of the study was to assess the livestock production and marketing system in smallholder systems of the area Bahir Dar Zuria district. Three kebeles were selected from Bahir Dar Zuria district based on livestock production experience and accessibility to the road. A total of 90 respondent farmers were used to conduct the assessment, and 4 key informants in each Kebele were used to get additional information. Primary data were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire and supplemented with key informants and secondary data sources. Descriptive statistics such as frequency (%) and mean were employed to present the qualitative variables obtained from the survey. The average land holding in the area was 0.73 ha of total land with 0.53 ha cropland and 0.2 ha private grazing land. With regard to labor allocation for livestock, family labor was involved in 91.18% of respondents while in the rest hired labor herded, fed, and watered livestock. With regard to water sources, the major source of water for livestock in the households was river (89%) while the remaining respondents use dug well for their livestock. The frequency of watering livestock was twice a day (51%) in the dry season and once a day (44.3%) in the wet season. Most of respondents (53.65%) sell their live animals during religious festivities followed by selling during the season of critical feed shortage (24.45%). Although smallholder farmers are vulnerable groups to climate change the majority (42%) had no information about climate change problem in the study area. The perception of household heads indicated that the livestock holding in the last five years of the family increased in most of the respondents (51%), followed by decreased condition (33%) and remained constant for the rest of the respondents (16%). Overall, it is important to assist livestock producer in enabling them benefit most from livestock and their products.

scholarly journals Strategies for Implementing Agro-Industrial Policy in the Face of Climate Change in South-Western Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 423-430
Author(s):  
Ogunwale, A. B ◽  
Akintonde, J. O ◽  
Amao, J. O
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Industrial Policy ◽  
Climate Change Policy ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Southwestern Nigeria ◽  
The Face

The development of the agro-industrial sector lies in increasing agricultural productivity which is directly affected by climatic changes. The study, therefore, evaluated the strategies for implementing agro-industrial policy in the face of climate change in Southwestern, Nigeria. The study adopted a participatory Field Survey Method to carry out a preliminary survey, while a multistage sampling procedure was used to select 238 crop processors/agro-industrialist. Data were collected through a structured interview schedule and analyzed with frequency distribution and percentage as main descriptive statistical tools. The study revealed different subsectors of agriculture adversely affected by climate change and several recommendations for policy formulation on climate change for sustainable agro-industrialization in the area. The study, therefore, recommends that stakeholders in agro-processing industries and governments at various levels should engage in regular consultation and participatory management mechanisms to reduce the effects of climate change on agro-industries and come up with policy documents that will promote and enhance sustainable agro-industrialization in South-west in particular and Nigeria at large. Keywords: Agro-Industries, Agro-processors, Climate Change, Policy Issues.

scholarly journals Climate mitigation or knowledge deprivation? Learning from indigenous socio-environmental funds

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luiza Muccillo Bica de Barcellos ◽  
Maria Fernanda Gebara
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Climate Mitigation ◽  
Traditional Practices ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Mitigate Climate Change

Purpose: To reflect on effects of exposing indigenous peoples to neoliberal approaches to mitigate climate change by examining Brazil’s first indigenous peoples’ socio-environmental funds, discussing conflicts, collaborations and how funds help or hinder symbiosis of REDD+ with indigenous practices. Methodology/Approach: Primary data collected between 2011-15; Observation; Open-ended and Semi-structured Interviews; Focus Groups; Coding; Literature Review. Findings: The analysis undertaken indicates that the realities of neoliberal and capitalist practices impose requirements and demands on indigenous peoples, restricting their ability to properly implement the objectives of the funds and affecting their traditional practices and forms of social organization. Research Limitation/implication: Last field data collected in 2015, but the lessons we point out are valuable. Originality/Value of paper: The conflicts and collaborations discussed add to the debate on neoliberalization of nature and give more evidence to suggest that re-thinking climate mitigation strategies is timely and urgent, and indigenous knowledge have a significant role in this process.

scholarly journals Economics of Organic vs Inorganic Rice Production: A Case of Chitwan District of Nepal

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 109-121
Author(s):  
Bidya Kiran Sapkota ◽  
Ananta Prakash Subedi ◽  
Kalyani Mishra Tripathi ◽  
Shiva Chandra Dhakal
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Household Head ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Rice Production ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Rice Farming ◽  
Organic Rice

xiii Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the major staple food crop of Nepal. A research was conducted in December, 2019 to examine the economic viability of organic rice farming and factors affecting its adoption. Fulbari area of Chitwan district of Nepal was purposively selected for this study on consultation with Agriculture Knowledge Centre, Chitwan and review of past works which showed good practice of organic rice farming. A total of 100 farm households, 50 organic and 50 inorganic were selected using simple random sampling. Primary data were collected through a pre-tested semi-structured interview schedule, while secondary data were collected from related publications. The probit regression analysis showed that the six variables were statistically significant for the decision to adopt organic rice farming, they are: number of schooling years of the household head (p= 0.014), annual household income from agriculture (p= 0.012), membership of any agricultural organization (p= 0.000), subsidy in other inputs in addition to seed and fertilizers (p= 0.000), area of rice cultivated land (p= 0.007) and awareness on climate change (0.086). The benefit cost ratio of organic rice production (2.2) was higher as compared to inorganic (1.9) which showed that the profitability in organic rice production was higher than in inorganic. Furthermore, indexing identified- lengthy certification process (0.85) as the first major hindrance in adoption of organic rice farming followed by lack of proper organic market (0.68), high cost of organic seed and fertilizer (0.56), lack of knowledge and trainings on organic farming (0.48) and lack of government support such as grants and premium price (0.44) as the second, third, fourth and fifth hindrances respectively. The government should promote organic rice farming, prioritizing the small scale and marginal farmers by giving subsidies and premium, facilitating in certification and marketing, and providing knowledge about climate change.

Climate change: making decisions in the face of deep uncertainty

Nature ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 580 (7804) ◽  
pp. 456-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy Lawrence ◽  
Marjolijn Haasnoot ◽  
Robert Lempert
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Deep Uncertainty ◽  
The Face

Restoring whitebark pine ecosystems in the face of climate change

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Keane ◽  
Lisa M. Holsinger ◽  
Mary F. Mahalovich ◽  
Diana F. Tomback
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Whitebark Pine ◽  
The Face

Support and Goal Outcomes during COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Marika Vowels ◽  
Katherine Carnelley
Keyword(s):  
Catalyst Support ◽  
Daily Diary ◽  
Goal Pursuit ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Partner Support ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Instrumental Support ◽  
The Face ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Sources Of Support

During the COVID-19 pandemic, people have been stuck indoors with their partners for months. Having a supportive partner is likely to be especially important during this time where access to outside sources of support is limited. Individuals have to continue to work on goals and tasks while dealing with demands caused by the pandemic. The present mixed-methods study aimed to investigate how partner support is associated with goal outcomes during COVID-19. The quantitative participants (n = 200) completed a daily diary for a week and weekly longitudinal reports for a month and 48 participants attended a semi-structured interview. The quantitative results showed that higher relational catalyst support was associated with better goal outcomes; qualitative analyses revealed partners use direct and indirect forms of emotional and instrumental support toward goal pursuit. Across both forms of data, participants’ resilience in the face of the pandemic was evident.

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