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Regional Environmental Change - In this paper, we contribute to recent attempts to operationalize the measurement of climate resilience by measuring household resilience to climate shocks and by... 相似文献
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Smallholder farmers’ perceptions of and adaptations to climate change in the Nigerian savanna 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
The savanna region of Africa is a potential breadbasket of the continent but is severely affected by climate change. Understanding farmers’ perceptions of climate change and the types of adjustments they have made in their farming practices in response to these changes will offer some insights into necessary interventions to ensure a successful adaptation in the region. This paper explores how smallholder farmers in the Nigerian savanna perceive and adapt to climate change. It is based on a field survey carried out among 200 smallholder farm households selected from two agro-ecological zones. The results show that most of the farmers have noticed changes in climate and have consequently adjusted their farming practices to adapt. There are no large differences in the adaptation practices across the region, but farmers in Sudan savanna agro-ecological zone are more likely to adapt to changes in temperature than those in northern Guinea savanna. The main adaptation methods include varying planting dates, use of drought tolerant and early maturing varieties and tree planting. Some of the farmers are facing limitations in adapting because of lack of information on climate change and the suitable adaptation measures and lack of credit. The study then concludes that to ensure successful adaptation to climate change in the region, concerted efforts are needed to design and promote planned adaptation measures that fit into the local context and also to educate farmers on climate change and appropriate adaptation measures. 相似文献
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Justice Akpene Tambo Tahirou Abdoulaye 《Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change》2012,17(3):277-292
Climate change is a major problem undermining agricultural production in Africa. Consequently, efforts are being made to provide
farmers with adaptation technologies, but little empirical research exists on the determinants of adopting such technologies.
This article addresses this research gap, using the case of drought tolerant maize (DTM) technology in Nigeria. With survey
data from 200 farm households and econometric techniques, we explore the determinants of whether to invest and how much to
invest in adaptation technology by smallholder farmers. Results from the study indicate that among the key determinants of
adoption are access to the technology, complementary inputs, extension services, and climate change information. We also show
that off-farm income and wealth status of a household play a significant role in adoption, implying capital constraints; hence,
it can be difficult for resource-poor farmers to adopt the technology. Moreover, the farmers identified cost of the technology
and complementary inputs, particularly fertilizer as major constraints to adoption. We conclude that while the DTM technology
is suitable and important in helping smallholder maize farmers to continue to produce under a changing climate, more support
is needed for them to invest in the technology and overcome adoption constraints. Necessary interventions include improving
access to information about climate change and the available adaptation technology, timely access to the technology and complementary
inputs, and improving access to credit, particularly for the resource-poor farm households. 相似文献
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