Assessing the economic impact of climate change on forest resource use in Nigeria: A Ricardian approach

Onyekuru, NwaJesus Anthony; Marchant, Robert

doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2016.01.001

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“…Therefore, in Bugarama rice scheme, all farmers had the same opportunities to adapt. (Deressa et al, 2009;Onyekuru & Marchant, 2016) also reported that farmers' level of education was statistically associated with the farmer's adaptation which was in contrast to this study.…”

Section: Farmers' Adaptation Methods At Bugarama Wetlandcontrasting

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Factor Influencing Adaptation Choices Employed by Farmers Against Climate Change to Improve Rice Yield in Bugarama Wetland in Rwanda

Nyirandorimana

Ndunda

Muriuki

2020

East Afr. j. agric. biotechnol.

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The changing climate poses a great challenge to many wetlands productivity worldwide. Rice production in wetlands is a major source of livelihood in developing countries such as Rwanda. This study aimed at determining the factors influencing adaptation methods when farmers perceive the changing climate at Bugarama Wetland Rice Scheme in Rwanda. A descriptive research design was used by this study, whereby quantitative and qualitative data was collected. The analysis was based on data collected from 300 selected farmers using systematic random sampling method. We employed descriptive statistics to assess how farmers perceive the effects of climate change and descriptively measured the new adaptation methods used by farmers in Bugarama to increase their yields. The study adopted Heckman two-step model to determine factors that influence adaptation choices, this analysis procedurally required farmers’ knowledge of perception that makes them respond to the effects of changes in climatic conditions by the use of new adaptation methods. The results deduced that level of education (p =0.019), extension access (p=0.001), market distance (p=0.002) and rice income (p < 0.001) had a probability of influencing farmers perceptions about climate change thus need to adapt. Based on the outcome model, results showed that extension access (p < 0.001), household size (p= 0.098), market distance (p= 0.047), rice income (p =0.032), farmers-to-farmers contact (p < 0.001) and effects of climate change on rice (p=0.038) had a greater probability of influencing farmers choice of adaptation method used to improve rice yields. To conclude, the study found that access to informational facilities and rice income, influenced farmers’ perceptions while extension access, rice income, market distance, farmers-to-farmers contact and effects of climate change on rice yield strongly had a probability of determining farmers’ choice of adaptation. This study recommends that the Rwandan government and local administrators need to develop a strategy that would allow farmers to access information facilities about new technology so as to adapt to the effects of climate change thus improve their rice yields.

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Section: Farmers' Adaptation Methods At Bugarama Wetlandcontrasting

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Factor Influencing Adaptation Choices Employed by Farmers Against Climate Change to Improve Rice Yield in Bugarama Wetland in Rwanda

Nyirandorimana

Ndunda

Muriuki

2020

East Afr. j. agric. biotechnol.

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“…Indeed, in the context of the resounding of many studies in the field of various sciences, the concept of resilience is an interdisciplinary concept that is presented in the field of ecology science in the psychology of social sciences and economics and other sciences ( Table 1). Resilience in the context of hazards can be considered a common concept between ecology and sociology and economics [34]. Because the risks are events that, with the threat of a community, its various members, as well as the environment, have implications [7].…”

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Analysis and Prioritization the Effective Factors on Increasing Farmers Resilience Under Climate Change and Drought

2020

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California is severely exposed to drought and damage due to the climate change and drought belt, which has a major impact on agriculture. So, after the drought crisis, there are various reactions from farmers. The extent of the damage caused by the socioeconomic, environment and the extent of the resistance of farmers to this crisis is manifested in a variety of ways. Recognizing the population’s resilience and the involved human groups is a tool for preventing a catastrophe-based increase in life-threatening areas in high-risk areas. Sometimes the inability to manage this phenomenon (especially under the climate change) leads to farmers’ desertification and agricultural land release, which itself indicates a low level of resilience and resilience to the crisis. The recent drought under the climate change condition in California and the severity of the damage sustained by farmers continue to be vulnerable. The present study seeks to prioritize and prioritize resilience of farmers to the crisis under the climate change. This study simulated drought condition with using PDSI value for current and future time period. In order to calculate PDSI values, the climatic parameters extracted from CMIP5 models and downscaled under the scenario of RCP 8.5. Also in order to understand the resilience of the agriculture activities under the climate change, this study was performed using statistical tests and data from the questionnaire completed in the statistical population of 320 farmers in the Tulare region in California. The findings of the research by t test showed that the average level of effective factors in increasing the resilience of farmers in the region is low. This is particularly significant in relation to the factors affecting government policies and support. So that only the mean of five variables is higher than the numerical desirability of the test and the other 15 variables do not have a suitable status for increasing the resilience of the farmers. Also, the results of the Vikor model showed that most of the impact on their resilience to drought and climate change was the development of agricultural insurance, the second important impact belongs to drought monitoring system, climate change and damage assessment, and variable of attention to knowledge is in third place of the important factor.

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“…Although despite this great advantage of the RM over other models, such as (1) AEM and AEZM, it still receives criticisms on the basis that crops are not prone to controlled experiments on farms, which is the case with the AEM and the AEZM, (2) also, the RM does not provide any account for technological changes, rules and establishments, it holds on to an assumption of constant price. This however is the case with agricultural items because other variables are the price determinants (Onyekuru and Marchant, 2016). Finally, the RM also fails to give account for the impact of factors that do not conform across the board.…”

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Vulnerability analysis of Nigeria's agricultural output growth and climate change

Adeosun

Asare‐Nuamah²,

Mabe

2021

MEQ

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PurposeAside from oil, the Nigerian economy is largely agrarian, which is rain-fed. Hence the criticality of understanding climate change and its impact on agricultural output is more pressing than ever. This is in line with Sustainable Development Goal 13 which is to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. Regardless, Nigeria has in the past five decades experienced a significant increase in temperature, in the range of 10 to over 30 degree Celsius. Therefore, managing the effect of climate change on agricultural output now has the colouration of a developmental challenge.Design/methodology/approachIn light of this, this study gives due consideration to the impact of climate change on agricultural output between the years 1986 and 2015. For the purpose of analysis, descriptive statistics, unit root test and the ordinary least square (OLS) estimation technique were employed.FindingsFindings from the study reveal that the average annual rainfall, temperature and forest area positively influence agricultural output, whereas drought, floods and agricultural nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions have negative impact on agricultural output. The study suggests the need for a regulatory framework and also an explicit national agricultural policy essential to offset the negative effects of climate change especially on agricultural output.Originality/valueAs Nigeria look to diversify her economy which relied on oil, agriculture is among the alternative sector hoping to drive her economic growth, therefore, it is pertinent to examine the current output in the sector given the effects of climate change.

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Assessing the economic impact of climate change on forest resource use in Nigeria: A Ricardian approach

Cited by 23 publications

References 20 publications

Factor Influencing Adaptation Choices Employed by Farmers Against Climate Change to Improve Rice Yield in Bugarama Wetland in Rwanda

Factor Influencing Adaptation Choices Employed by Farmers Against Climate Change to Improve Rice Yield in Bugarama Wetland in Rwanda

Analysis and Prioritization the Effective Factors on Increasing Farmers Resilience Under Climate Change and Drought

Vulnerability analysis of Nigeria's agricultural output growth and climate change

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