Exploring coffee farmers’ awareness about climate change and water needs: Smallholders’ perceptions of adaptive capacity |
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| Institution: | 1. Universidad de Alcalá, Spain;2. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua, Nicaragua;1. NORD-STAR: the Nordic Center of Excellence for Strategic Adaptation Research;2. Aarhus University, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark;3. University of Iceland, Sæmundargata 2, 101 Reykjavík, Iceland;1. Institute for Research in Sustainability Science and Technology (IS-UPC), Polytechnic University of Catalonia, 08034 Barcelona, Spain;2. Center for Research in Agrofood Economy and Development (CREDA-UPC-IRTA), Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology, 08860 Castelldefels, Spain;1. Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark;2. Ecodynamics Group, Department of Physical Sciences, Earth and Environment, University of Siena, Italy;3. European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Directorate Growth and Innovation, Circular Economy and Industrial Leadership Unit, Seville, Spain;1. Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QY, UK;2. School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada;1. Makerere University College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda;2. Makerere University Centre for Climate Change Research and Innovations (MUCCRI), P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda;3. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA-Uganda), P.O. Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda;4. FHI360/UGANDA, P. O. Box 5768, Kampala, Uganda;5. National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), National Agricultural Research Laboratories (NARL), P. O. Box 7065, Kampala, Uganda |
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| Abstract: | Nicaragua is one of the four countries most affected by climate change, and coffee production is expected to vastly shrink in some critical areas. This can have considerable effects on social structure since nearly a third of its working population depend on coffee for a living. Social perceptions of climate change and water pressures are a key issue in the public's acceptance of adaptation measures. Furthermore, the existing risk for crop production is not necessarily correlated with the farmers’ awareness of that threat. This paper focuses on coffee producers’ perception of risk and adaptive capacity for coffee crops in Nicaragua in response to climate change and water availability. We aim to analyze how dependent the producers are on water resources, and if this reliance affects their perception of risk and their expectations with regard to public and private support for dealing with adaptation. A survey of 212 representative farmers of the national population of farms in the country's two most important production areas was conducted for this purpose. We consider socio-economic and biophysical variables to explain the farmers’ perceptions. Our findings show that experience and technical capacity are relevant to the adaptive capacity although smallholders do not always show high concern and their expectations with regard to external support are very low. The paper can be useful to prioritize the measures necessary for a greater level of involvement from stakeholders. |
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| Keywords: | Climate change Crop production risk Coffee farmers’ adaptive capacity Nicaragua Water scarcity |
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