Do farmers’ socioeconomic status determine the adoption of conservation agriculture? An empirical evidence from Eastern and Southern Regions of Cameroon

Environmental and Socioeconomic Drivers Influencing Agriculture Development among Smallholder Farmers in Ecuador

“…Increased productivity can be accomplished by having access to credit and government subsidies, as well as by participating in the formulation of agricultural policies (Awotide et al, 2019;Gawith and Hodge, 2019). Different socioeconomic statuses and crop land ownership have an effect on the way individuals perceive government policies, loans, chemicals, and benefits (Ngaiwi et al, 2023). Thus, this study hypothesizes that socio-economic causes, climate change measures, and government support affect agriculture development.…”

“…As a response to the effects of climate change, initiatives like Conservation Agriculture (CA) are beginning to develop. CA is based on minimal soil disturbance, permanent soil cover with crop residues, and diverse crop rotation (Ramírez-Orellana et al, 2021;Su et al, 2021;Ngaiwi et al, 2023). Additionally, the measure with the highest potential for nature protection and climate change mitigation is the regrowth of natural vegetation on abandoned cropland (Gvein et al, 2023).…”

Climate, agroecology, and farm returns: differential impacts with implications for agricultural progress in the face of climate change

“…Here, we estimate the impact of climate change on farm revenue. Although climate change has been argued to negatively affect agriculture, farmers have constantly sought adaptation measures to cushion against such impacts (Tesfaye et al, 2021;Ngaiwi et al, 2023;Tabe-Ojong et al, 2023). Hence making a statement whether climate change affects farmers income or not is an important empirical question.…”

“…To our knowledge, only the studies by Molua, (2009Molua, ( , 2022 have evaluated the effect of climate change on farm income in Cameroon. This is surprising given that Cameroon like most developing countries is already exposed to climate change and its impacts (Molua et al, 2010Molua, 2022;Bomdzele and Molua, 2023;Ngaiwi et al, 2023). Other studies from Cameroon have largely focused on adaptation strategies of farmers (Bele et al, 2011;Awazi et al, 2022;Ngaiwi et al, 2023).…”

“…This is surprising given that Cameroon like most developing countries is already exposed to climate change and its impacts (Molua et al, 2010Molua, 2022;Bomdzele and Molua, 2023;Ngaiwi et al, 2023). Other studies from Cameroon have largely focused on adaptation strategies of farmers (Bele et al, 2011;Awazi et al, 2022;Ngaiwi et al, 2023). Secondly, Cameroon is usually referred to as "Africa in miniature" due to the existence of different agroecological zones which depict the African Continent (Molua, 2022).…”