Farmers' perceptions of climate variability and its adverse impacts on crop and livestock production in Ethiopia

Ayal, Desalegn Yayeh; Filho, Walter Leal

doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2017.01.007

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“…Our respondents' perceptions of changes in the timing of precipitation in particular had important implications for their farming activities. Both these findings are consistent with an Ethiopian study reported by Yayeh Ayal and Leal Filho (2017) and a meta-analysis carried out by Savo et al (2016). They also reinforce the importance of climate as part of the lived environment (Taylor 2014).…”

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Community perception, adaptation and resilience to extreme weather in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

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Perceptions of climate change, the impacts of and responses to climatic variability and extreme weather are explored in three communities in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, in relation to livelihood resilience. These communities provide examples of the most common livelihood strategies across the region: small-scale fisheries (San Felipe) and semi-subsistence small-holder farming (Tzucacab and Calakmul). Although the perception that annual rainfall is reducing is not supported by instrumental records, changes in the timing of vital summer rainfall and an intensification of the mid-summer drought (canicula) are confirmed. The impact of both droughts and hurricanes on livelihoods and crop yields was reported across all communities, although the severity varied. Changes in traditional milpa cultivation were seen to be driven by less reliable rainfall but also by changes in Mexico's agricultural and wider economic policies. Diversification was a common adaptation response across all communities and respondents, resulting in profound changes in livelihood strategies. Government attempts to reduce vulnerability were found to lack continuity, be hard to access and too orientated toward commercial scale producers. Population growth, higher temperatures and reduced summer rainfall will increase the pressures on communities reliant on small-scale farming and fishing, and a more nuanced understanding of both impacts and adaptations is required for improved livelihood resilience. Greater recognition of such local-scale adaptation strategies should underpin the developing Mexican National Adaptation Policy and provide a template for approaches internationally as adaptation becomes an increasingly important part of the global strategy to cope with climate change.

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Community perception, adaptation and resilience to extreme weather in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

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“…Male farmers' perception is aligned with meteorological data, which might be related to their better position to access information and primary responsibility to engage in farming activities. Proper recognition of changes in climate variables is based partly on the number of years of farming experience, meaning that older-age farmers have a more accurate perception than younger farmers [20,50]. Given the complexity of properly observing trends in weather conditions on the one hand and less reliance on traditional weather forecasts in the study areas on the other hand, higher social capital and exposure to mass media facilitate farmers' access to credible information that helps them form a correct perception of changes in local weather conditions [51].…”

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Trends of Climate Change and Variability in Three Agro-Ecological Settings in Central Ethiopia: Contrasts of Meteorological Data and Farmers’ Perceptions

Etana

Snelder

Wesenbeeck

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Climate

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Using gridded daily temperature and rainfall data covering 30 years (1988–2017), this study investigates trends in rainfall, temperature, and extreme events in three agro-ecological settings in central Ethiopia. The Mann Kendall test and Sen’s slope estimator were used to examine the trends and slope of changes in climate indices. The profile of farmers whose perception converges with or diverges from meteorological data was characterized using polling. The average annual temperature has increased by 0.4 and 0.3 °C per decade in the lowland and midland areas, respectively. Average annual rainfall has increased only in the midland areas by 178 mm per decade. Farmers’ perception of increasing temperature fairly aligns with meteorological data. However, there is a noticeable difference between farmers’ perception of rainfall and meteorological data. The perception of farmers with poor economic status, access to media, and higher social capital aligns with measured trends. Conversely, the perception of economically better-off and uneducated farmers diverges from meteorological data. Accurate perception is constrained by the failure of the traditional forecast methods to describe complex weather variabilities and lack of access to down-scaled weather information. The findings highlight the importance of availing specific and agro-ecologically relevant weather forecasts to overcome perceptual problems and to support effective adaptation.

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“…The results obtained from the Eurobarometer analysis show how although so many people are concerned about climate change, environmental issues, food security, and sustainability, more of them not doing what is necessary to address these challenges. Some observers suggest that this is motivated by a climate change denier-believer debate in which politics could defend skepticism as a mechanism to reject climate science [119]. In a number of societies, views about climate change divide sharply along partisan lines.…”

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Evaluating Public Attitudes and Farmers’ Beliefs towards Climate Change Adaptation: Awareness, Perception, and Populism at European Level

Ricart

Cantos

Amorós

2018

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The scientific understanding of climate change is firmly established; it is occurring, it is primarily due to human activities, and it poses potentially serious risks to human and natural systems. Nevertheless, public understanding of this phenomenon varies widely among farmers and the public, the two-target audience of this paper. This paper introduces two research questions: (1) How climate change is perceived by public-farmers’ nexus; and (2) How perception and populism (as a thin-ideology moved by social forces) interact? In order to address both questions, we review insights from different sources (literature, research projects, and public opinion services) over the last 10 years. The results proved how public experience of climate change is interdependent with the belief that climate change is happening. What is also notable is that the greater the years of farmers’ farming experiences, the greater the percentage rate of their climate change awareness. Differences among farmers and public perceptions were also noted. Uncertainty, coupled with skepticism, the media, and political will, are common findings when asking to farmers and the public for the main weaknesses in adaptation to climate change. However, scientific consensus, meteorological data, barriers to adaptation, and the role of technology are subjects in which both differ.

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Farmers' perceptions of climate variability and its adverse impacts on crop and livestock production in Ethiopia

Cited by 102 publications

References 21 publications

Community perception, adaptation and resilience to extreme weather in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Community perception, adaptation and resilience to extreme weather in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Trends of Climate Change and Variability in Three Agro-Ecological Settings in Central Ethiopia: Contrasts of Meteorological Data and Farmers’ Perceptions

Evaluating Public Attitudes and Farmers’ Beliefs towards Climate Change Adaptation: Awareness, Perception, and Populism at European Level

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