Determinants of farmers’ adaptation strategies to climate change impacts in northwestern Ethiopia

Molla, Esubalew; Melka, Yoseph; Alemu, Getnet

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18514

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“…After conducting the multinomial logistic regression, the marginal effect was calculated using Equation ( 2) to estimate the probability of choosing a given adaptation strategy with respect to the independent variable. The marginal effect was calculated (Equation 3) because the regression coefficient only indicates the direction of the effect, not the magnitude, and interpreting the coefficient will be misleading (Molla et al, 2023).…”

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“…Off-farm income had a positive relationship with the uptake of crop diversity. This could be because crop diversity may require additional funds to purchase different inputs, including improved seeds, which can be expensive (Molla et al, 2023). Thus, those with additional sources of income may have the resources needed to invest in crop diversification, unlike their counterparts, who solely depend on farm income.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…While existing research has explored climate change adaptation strategies in agriculture (Gebru et al, 2020;Saddique et al, 2020;Getahun et al, 2021;Mogaka et al, 2021;Kumar et al, 2023;Molla et al, 2023;Moniruzzaman et al, 2023), there remains a critical gap in understanding the uptake and determinants of employing multiple adaptation strategies. This limitation restricts the ability to optimize agricultural productivity, ensure sustainable crop production, and build robust household resilience in the face of a rapidly changing climate (Francis et al, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Determinants of climate change adaptation strategies and intensity of use; micro level evidence from crop farmers in Kenya

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Mburu,

Mulwa

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Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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Climate change and its negative impacts pose a threat to crop production in Kenya. However, climate change adaptation strategies have the potential to address the challenges faced by crop farmers. Despite this, there is limited literature to inform policy on the best interventions to help farmers deal with climate issues. This study assessed the determinants of climate change adaptation strategies and the intensity of their use among 723 crop farmers in Busia County, Kenya, selected through a multistage sampling technique. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using principal component analysis (PCA), multinomial logit regression, and the ordered probit model. The climate change adaptation strategies were categorized into crop diversity, cover crops, use of drought-resistant crops, and irrigation. According to the results, the factors contributing to the uptake of the different adaptation strategies were age, household size, access to credit, training access, off-farm income, group membership, frequency of receiving climate change information, and extension services. The major factors influencing the uptake of multiple climate change adaptation strategies were access to credit and off-farm income. The study shows that certain adaptation strategies, such as using cover crops, do not require credit and offer an important option in an environment with limited resources. On the other hand, adaptation measures such as irrigation demand financial resources for farmers to implement them, highlighting the importance of information and awareness in adopting adaptation strategies and the supportive role of financial resources, particularly for adopting multiple strategies. Therefore, this study suggests implementing policies and interventions that encompass knowledge-based strategies such as extension services, training, climate change education, group participation, and financial mechanisms like income generation activities and access to credit. These integrated strategies will enable farmers to adopt various climate change adaptation methods for sustainable crop production.

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“…Among these factors, the adaptive capacities of farming households are influenced by access to natural, physical, and financial capital [1]. Agro ecology, education level, age, active labor, number of livestock (TLU), income outside farming, frequency of extension contacts, access to credit, and market access collectively influence the adaptation mechanisms to survive extreme climates [2]. The adaptive capacities index of farmers varied across livestock corridor sub-regions, with innovation, asset base, knowledge, and information acting as significant indicators [3].…”

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Correlation macroeconomic, government efficiency, infrastructure, and climate change vulnerability: a cross-country analysis

Ernawati,

Madi,

Asri

2024

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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The government is required to take proactive steps to participate in interventions that strengthen resilience in response to climate change as SDG 13: Climate Action. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the correlation of government performance, in the form of macroeconomic performance, efficiency, and infrastructure availability with vulnerability to climate change. Data were analyzed from 2021 to 2022 for 57 countries and the variables used were macroeconomic performance, government efficiency, infrastructure, and vulnerability. Furthermore, vulnerability variable has three dimensions, namely susceptibility, lack of coping capacities, and lack of adaptive capacities. The data used in this study were sourced from reputable references, such as World Competitiveness Yearbook and World Risk Report. For data analysis, correlation and comparison tests were judiciously applied. The results showed that macroeconomic performance, government efficiency, and infrastructure were negatively correlated with vulnerability. Macroeconomic performance and government efficiency variables had the strongest moderate correlation with climate change vulnerability, while infrastructure had a moderate to strong correlation. The results recommended a policy of providing infrastructure in vulnerable areas since economic performance could not guarantee resilience to climate change.

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Determinants of smallholder farmers’ adaptation to the effects of climate extremes: evidence from Legambo district in northcentral Ethiopia

Eshetu,

Yimer

2024

Environ Dev Sustain

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Determinants of farmers’ adaptation strategies to climate change impacts in northwestern Ethiopia

Cited by 7 publications

References 36 publications

Determinants of climate change adaptation strategies and intensity of use; micro level evidence from crop farmers in Kenya

Determinants of climate change adaptation strategies and intensity of use; micro level evidence from crop farmers in Kenya

Correlation macroeconomic, government efficiency, infrastructure, and climate change vulnerability: a cross-country analysis

Determinants of smallholder farmers’ adaptation to the effects of climate extremes: evidence from Legambo district in northcentral Ethiopia

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