Reaching out to smallholder farmers in developing countries with climate services: A literature review of current information delivery channels

Yegbemey, Rosaine N.; Egah, Janvier

doi:10.1016/j.cliser.2021.100253

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“…insurance) and informative measures (e.g. weather and climate services), aligned with findings from Madaki et al (2023) and Yegbemey and Egah (2021). Farmers from all groups acknowledge the impact of external barriers from an institutional standpoint (such as regulation and rules, government support, and coordinated management.…”

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Targeting farmers’ heterogeneity to enrich climate change adaptation policy design: findings from northern Italy

Ricart,

Gandolfi,

Castelletti

2024

Environ. Res.: Climate

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With its scientifically proven effects and widespread acceptance, climate change stands as one of the most pressing and intricate challenges for society and economies. Farmers are on the frontline of managing climate change. Therefore, how they perceive and respond to climate change shapes their risk assessment and structures future resilience and adaptive capacity. Employing a bottom-up approach, we conducted 460 surveys randomly among farmers throughout the Lombardy region in northern Italy. A triple-loop approach considering climate change awareness, perceived impacts, and adaptation measures and barriers was implemented to characterize the potential heterogeneity of farmer behaviour and explore whether risk attitudes and adaptation actions differ between farmer profiles. We then profiled farmers through a clustering analysis. Four groups emerged, highlighting farmers’ adaptation preferences and risk attitudes: 1) cropping-adapted and isolated farmers, 2) cooperation-adapted and insecure farmers, 3) risk insurance-adapted and confident farmers, and 4) climate services-adapted and aware farmers. Although the groups vary in terms of farmers’ characterization and farming activities (e.g., young and highly educated vs. old and highly experienced farmers, rainfed vs. irrigated farms), similar patterns were observed regarding climate change awareness and perceived impacts – however, the contrast increased in terms of adaptation measures and barriers. Gaining a more comprehensive understanding of the diverse ways in which farmers assess risks and adapt can promote the transferability of bottom-up findings and inform the co-design of tailored and flexible adaptation instruments, minimizing the risk of maladaptation or ineffective transformation in the face of climate change.

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Targeting farmers’ heterogeneity to enrich climate change adaptation policy design: findings from northern Italy

Ricart,

Gandolfi,

Castelletti

2024

Environ. Res.: Climate

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“…The informational turn in agricultural meteorology has also contributed to improve communication among stakeholders, because a common thread joins together the scientific data collected and the crop models and forecasts built on them, the policy actions carried out by governments and international agencies on the basis of these forecasts, and the provision of weather and climate information to the end‐user, the farmer, who is expected to turn policy into action with the support of extension services. Yet, the practical implementation of climate services for smallholder farmers in developing countries is still facing many challenges (Yegbemey & Egah, 2021). Nor policy interventions adequately acknowledge the role of traditional farmers' knowledge in areas critical for climate change, such as Africa, and fully integrate it with science‐based actions (Tume & Kimengsi, 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

Weather, climate, and agriculture: Historical contributions and perspectives from agricultural meteorology

Parolini

2022

WIREs Climate Change

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All over the world, farming communities need to adapt to a changing climate. At the same time, they are confronted by the necessity to increase food availability for a growing population, but also to ensure a sustainable use of natural resources. In this process, agriculture is not just the fiend responsible for an increase in greenhouse gas emissions, nor the victim of rising temperatures and extreme weather events. Agriculture is also an ally in climate change mitigation and adaptation because the selection of ad hoc crop varieties and livestock can lower the environmental impact of farming and the implementation of better management practices can promote soil conservation. Whether agriculture will have a positive or a negative impact on climate change adaptation and mitigation will depend on the rural policies implemented, but it will also be contingent on an adequate understanding of the interconnections existing between weather, climate, and farming. This review explores such interconnections by focusing on the history of agricultural meteorology, which is the research field that studies the impact of weather and climate on crops, livestock, farming operations, and plant and animal pests and diseases. The article discusses stakeholders, institutions, and main developments in agricultural meteorology, and describes how the agenda of agricultural meteorology has shifted over time. At the beginning of the 20th century, research in agricultural meteorology focused on increasing the profitability of farming. In the 21st century, instead, the main goal of agricultural meteorology is to ensure food security and guarantee sustainability.

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“…Bessembinder et al 2019;Cortekar et al 2020;Visscher et al 2020); (2) forms of uptake and uses of climate services (e.g. Yegbemey and Egah 2021;Tart et al 2020;VanderMolen et al 2020); (3) ways to create more useful and usable climate information (e.g. Tembo-Nhlema et al 2019;Mabon 2020); (4) most appropriate use of climate information in shaping adaptation and climate-resilient development decisions (e.g.…”

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Tailoring climate information and services for adaptation actors with diverse capabilities

Wilby

Lu²

2022

Climatic Change

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With louder demands in public discourse for action on adaptation to climate change, efforts to improve the provision and use of climate information and services (CIS) are also gaining prominence. Drawing on literature about uptake of CIS for climate risk assessment and adaptation, plus our own practical experiences, this Essay examines modes of user-provider interaction in CIS. By employing a customer-tailor analogy, three overlapping types of CIS transaction are identified: ‘off-the-peg’, ‘outsourced’ and ‘bespoke’. Evident across all modes are ‘loyalty card’ customers who return to the same provider(s). We then offer a set of prompts to facilitate more meaningful engagement and dialogue between adaptation actors and providers. These questions could also be used to seed discussions within communities that research and provide training in CIS, as well as amongst stakeholders, funders and other institutions involved in the governance of CIS systems. Such searching and timely conversations could advance a more tailored approach to CIS delivery, regardless of the technical and financial starting point of users and providers.

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Reaching out to smallholder farmers in developing countries with climate services: A literature review of current information delivery channels

Cited by 21 publications

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Targeting farmers’ heterogeneity to enrich climate change adaptation policy design: findings from northern Italy

Targeting farmers’ heterogeneity to enrich climate change adaptation policy design: findings from northern Italy

Weather, climate, and agriculture: Historical contributions and perspectives from agricultural meteorology

Tailoring climate information and services for adaptation actors with diverse capabilities

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