Economics Of Climate Change For Smallholder Farmers In Nepal: A Review

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ABSTRACT

Climate Variability, Incidences and Mitigation Strategies among Poultry Farmers in Abia State, Nigeria

“…Furthermore, a greater number of the poultry farmers improved on poultry feeds as a strategy for mitigating climate variability. This result supports Krishna (2011) who advocates that farm management and waste management as critical mitigation strategies, according him nutritional management aims to reduce pollution load by limiting excess nutrient intake and/or improving the nutrient utilization efficacy of the animal. It not only affects the quantity of mineral outputs from animals and the characteristics of manure, but also has cross-media effects -reducing the pollution load of soil, water and air.…”

“…Literature and related studies show that many factors are responsible for climate variation across the globe and this include land use (Agriculture), deforestation, bush burning, fossil fuel combustion and many others. Krishna (2011) as cited in Alade and Ademola (2013) stated that the change in the atmospheric composition is attributed to the emissions of green-house gases (GHG) such as Carbon dioxide (CO2), Methane (NH4), Nitrogen oxide (N2O) and other gases.…”

“…Incidentally, agriculture is responsible for 14 percent of global Green House Gases (GHG) emissions and livestock plays a considerable role in climate variation in terms of their contribution to GHG emissions aside from the emission by the burning of fossil fuel (Steinfeld et al, 2006;Krishna, 2011). These studies also explained that animal slaughtering, and transport of processed and refrigerated products, through land use, and the use of inputs for the production of feed release a considerable amount of harmful gases into the atmosphere.…”

Perception, Determinants and Barriers for the Adoption of Climate Change Adaptation Options among Nepalese Rice Farmers

“…Therefore, better adaptation knowledge and perceptions regarding new adaptation options should be well known. It is obvious that every adaptation is not advantageous for farmers [22], but knowing whether farmers have certain qualities, such as education, knowledge and other qualities, can encourage them towards better adaptation and coping strategies. Many determinant factors play a key role in climate change adaptation, and whether farmers are likely to adapt new technologies depends upon where the adaptation is done.…”

“…In Nepal, numerous studies have been performed on the effects of climate change on agriculture [8] [13] [22] [23] [24] [25], rice production [15] [16] [26] and climate change adaptation [24] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31]. Despite the interest in climate change adaptations at the local and regional levels, little literature is available on issues such as determinants, perceptions and barriers that affect the adoption of climate change adaptation options for rice production.…”