Determinants of yam farmers’ adaptation practices to climate variability in the Ejura Sekyedumase municipality, Ghana

Baffour‐Ata, Frank; Awugyi, Margaret; Ofori, Norberta  Sitsofe; Hayfron, Efua Nyansema; Amekudzi, Christian Elorm; Ghansah, Anita; Akorli, Ruth

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14090

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“…This shows that a year-long increase in age reduces the chance of using drought-resistant crops by 0.2%. The negative relationship might be a result of the young generation's ease in taking up new technologies faster than older farmers (Zhang et al, 2019;Baffour-Ata et al, 2023). The result is, however, consistent with Kogo et al (2022), who reported a positive relationship between age and crop diversity as well as a negative relationship between age and the uptake of drought-tolerant varieties.…”

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“…This implies that access to extension services from the government or other service providers reduces the probability of households using multiple adaptation strategies by 0.6%. This finding was unexpected as extension services are expected to create awareness and provide knowledge and information regarding different adaptation strategies, as reported in previous studies (Amare and Simane, 2017;Baffour-Ata et al, 2023;Demem, 2023). However, the uptake of multiple climate change adaptation strategies may require a lot of financial investment from farmers, and knowledge alone is not enough.…”

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

Ndiwa,

Mburu,

Mulwa

et al. 2024

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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Section: Determinants Of Farmers' Climate Change Adaptation Strategiessupporting

confidence: 53%

Section: Determinants Of Farmers' Climate Change Adaptation Intensitymentioning

confidence: 86%

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

Ndiwa,

Mburu,

Mulwa

et al. 2024

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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A systematic review of recent estimations of climate change impact on agriculture and adaptation strategies perspectives in Africa

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Determinants of farmers’ choice of adaptation strategies against climate variability and change: Lessons from central Tanzania in Manyoni district

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Kazuzuru

2024

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Determinants of yam farmers’ adaptation practices to climate variability in the Ejura Sekyedumase municipality, Ghana

Cited by 8 publications

References 30 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

A systematic review of recent estimations of climate change impact on agriculture and adaptation strategies perspectives in Africa

Determinants of farmers’ choice of adaptation strategies against climate variability and change: Lessons from central Tanzania in Manyoni district

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