Long-rains crops, short-rains crops, permanent crops and fruit crops: The ‘hidden’ multiple season-cropping system for adaptation to rain variability by smallholder farms

Tibesigwa, Byela; Ntuli, Herbert; Lokina, Razack; Okumu, Boscow; Komba, Coretha

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111407

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“…The necessity for information on Food crop processing techniques stems from the importance of maintaining food quality in regions where scarcity is prevalent as indicated by Buzby and Hyman (2012), and Dimoso and Andrew (2021). Regarding Climate change adaptation strategies, the study supports the findings by Komba and Muchapondwa (2018), Tibesigwa et al (2021) and Shwe and Hlaing (2011) who highlighted the critical role of climate information in crop planning and management to mitigate the impact of adverse weather conditions. Additionally, derisory market and trade insights contributes to farmers' challenges in determining market avenues and pricing strategies, echoing the observations of Fanzo et al (2013).…”

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“…Additionally, derisory market and trade insights contributes to farmers' challenges in determining market avenues and pricing strategies, echoing the observations of Fanzo et al (2013). Furthermore, the need for Agricultural finance and investment opportunities underscores the financial constraints faced by farmers in accessing necessary resources for agricultural activities as noted by Fanzo et al (2013), Komba and Muchapondwa (2018) and Tibesigwa et al (2021).…”

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confidence: 94%

“…When rural community members' information needs are met, they can effectively make informed decisions and plan household dietary matters (Vakili et al, 2013;Kitole et al, 2024b). Knowledge influences household food and nutrition security food production, management, nutrient composition, and dietary habits (Tibesigwa et al, 2021;Mbwana et al, 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Information Needs and Sources for Food and Nutrition Security among Smallholder Farmers in Mvomero District, Tanzania

Komba

2024

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This study focused on information needs and sources for food and nutrition security among smallholder farmers in Mvomero District, Tanzania, using the descriptive research design. The study employed the stratified random sampling method to select the sample of 84 respondents from the population of 2,389 smallholder farmers in the district. The data sources included a questionnaire, which provided the quantitative data and a Focus Group Discussion, which provided the qualitative data. The study used the STATA program for data analysis to perform descriptive statistics and the thematic approach in addressing the qualitative data. The study established a myriad of food and nutrition security needs. The identified needs include climate change adaptation strategies, nutritional value and dietary diversity, food crop processing techniques, land ownership and tenure, food preparation and dietary practices, market and trade insights and agricultural finance and investment opportunities. Furthermore, the study established a variety of sources of information including community meetings and workshops, extension services, traditional knowledge, mobile phones and SMS services, agricultural cooperatives and farmer groups, radio and television programs, online platforms and digital resources and research institutions and agricultural universities.

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Information Needs and Sources for Food and Nutrition Security among Smallholder Farmers in Mvomero District, Tanzania

Komba

2024

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“…The selection result of the second step is introduced in the construction of the selection equation. This model includes selection and result equations (Tibesigwa et al, 2021). It takes the choice result as the influence factor of behavior choice and can estimate the selection results of the same individual under different selection states, namely the counterfactual results.…”

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Does labor out‐migration affect the sustainability of disaster mitigation? Insight from the social–ecological system perspective

et al. 2023

Sustainable Development

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Much is known about disaster mitigation (DM) actions, but little is known about the impact of migration as an exogenous shock. Rural farmers in mountainous areas are under the pressure of poverty, and also face the threat of geo‐hazards. Therefore, a more complex relationship exists between rural farmers' willingness to out‐migration for work and their DM behavior. To gain insight into the relationship between the two, we constructed the social–ecological system (SES) framework based on the survey data of 864 households in 53 villages in Chongqing, and verified our findings using the endogenous switching regression model and the mediation effect model. The results show that labor out‐migration has a negative correlation with the DM behavior of peasant households. When the total effect is further categorized into the direct effect and mediation effect; the negative total effect of labor out‐migration on the DM of farmers changes from a significant to an insignificant negative direct effect. It can be seen that labor out‐migration is not the direct cause of low motivation for DM, but the loss of leadership caused by labor out‐migration, the dilution of farmers' sense of place, and the decline of farmers' risk perception are the causes that ultimately lead to the decline of farmers' action ability for DM. This study confirms that the SES framework is suitable for empirical research on how labor out‐migration affects the ability of local villages to ensure DM action. These findings add new theoretical insights to the literature on DM.

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“…In Southern Africa, [22] discovered that multiple innovation adoption is driven by household land size, access to financing, income, and information. In a different study, [23] examined the effects of multi-season cropping systems and discovered that, in comparison to single-season cropping systems, multi-season cropping systems produce larger yields, generate greater crop proceeds, and are less susceptible to rainfall variability. Amadu et al [9] reported that the implementation of CSA approaches resulted in a 53% improvement in maize yield in Malawi using an endogenous switching regression model and control function methodology.…”

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What Impact Does the Uptake of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices have on Rural Household Income? Evidence from Nigeria

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Olatinwo,

Kareem

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QJAS

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Recent studies have verified the importance of adopting CSA practices to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs), combat climate change, and boost food security and farmers welfare. However, there have been few studies that have examined the causal impact of CSA practices on household income. This paper assesses the impact of adoption of CSA practices on farming households' income in Northern Nigeria. Our sample consists of cross-sectional data of 480 (160 adopters and 320 non-adopters of CSA) rural farming households selected using randomize control trial (RCT) from three Northern States in Nigeria. This study employed propensity score matching (PSM) to establish the causal effect of adoption of CSA on households' income while inverse probability-weighted regression adjustment (IPWRA) was used to controlled for selection bias that may arise from both observed and unobserved factors. We found that, age, education, farm size, access to extension, membership of association, and access to climatic information are positive and statistically significant influencing adoption of CSA practices among farming households. The empirical findings revealed that adoption significantly impacts the farming households' income across the two estimators used. This highlights the importance of promoting adoption of CSA practices among rural farming households. Our findings emphasize that enlightenment campaign on CSA practices, access to extension and climate information, education of farming households, the size of farmland cultivated and group formation should be promoted in order to scale up its adoption and increase households' income.

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Long-rains crops, short-rains crops, permanent crops and fruit crops: The ‘hidden’ multiple season-cropping system for adaptation to rain variability by smallholder farms

Cited by 7 publications

References 39 publications

Information Needs and Sources for Food and Nutrition Security among Smallholder Farmers in Mvomero District, Tanzania

Information Needs and Sources for Food and Nutrition Security among Smallholder Farmers in Mvomero District, Tanzania

Does labor out‐migration affect the sustainability of disaster mitigation? Insight from the social–ecological system perspective

What Impact Does the Uptake of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices have on Rural Household Income? Evidence from Nigeria

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