The Effect of Socio-Economic Factors on a Farmer’s Decision to Adopt Farm Soil Conservation Measures. An Application of Multivariate Logistic Analysis in Butere/Mumias District, Kenya

Anjichi, V.E.; Mauyo, L. W.; Kipsat, Mary J.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-5760-1_87

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“…In the model in Table 5, there is a positive and significant correlation between the age of a household head and the use of strategies such as building shelters, replanting and camp rotation. The results support the findings by Yesuf et al (2008) and Anjichi (2007), who found that in Ethiopia and Kenya, older household heads were more likely to adopt climate change adaptation measures than younger farmers were. As expected, the analysis results reveal that there is a negative relationship between sex and adoption of resilience and adaptation strategies such as replanting, camp rotation and changing planting schedule.…”

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Place-based perceptions, resilience and adaptation to climate change by smallholder farmers in rural South Africa

Tesfuhuney

Mbeletshie

2021

Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. & Tech.

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Unprecedented global climate change caused by human actions is becoming a challenge to agricultural systems’ ability to meet and sustain production demands for food and raw materials for the increasing world population. Climate change has not spared the district, resulting in extreme weather events such as droughts, erratic rainfalls and increasing frosty winter days within the district. Smallholder agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa is mainly dependent on rainfed agriculture, which has increased production uncertainty due to the increasing variability of climate. This study assesses the management of adaptation and resilience strategies by smallholder farmers in Joe Gqabi District Municipality in Eastern Cape, South Africa. The study revealed a significant response to climate variability by smallholder farmers, which involved the adoption of numerous adaptation and resilience strategies. The choice of resilience and adaptation strategies among community members is influenced by a diversity of factors amongst which are; household demographic characteristics, access to information and technology, household assets endowment and farmers’ perception of climate change. Results from the study also reveal a lack of public and private institutional support to the farmers hence the lack of in-depth awareness of climate change by these farmers. Drawing on the results and conclusions, the study recommends strengthening the capacity of farmers and institutions for identifying and assessing climate change. There is an urgent need for proactive management of climate change through sustaining those attributes that are important for production (resilience) and developing new socio-ecological configurations that function effectively under new conditions (adaptation). Implementation of policy interventions that build on farmers’ existing knowledge is also critical. Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. Tech. 10(2): 116-127, December 2020

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Place-based perceptions, resilience and adaptation to climate change by smallholder farmers in rural South Africa

Tesfuhuney

Mbeletshie

2021

Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. & Tech.

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“…The social factors play direct and indirect roles in land use management decisions including tillage, plant residue management, manure usage and fertilizer application (FAO 2004;Nair et al 2010), which in turn affect the biomass and sequestration of C in land use systems. Social factors such as farmer's economic and educational status (Anjichi et al 2007;Matata et al 2010), demography, social connections, culture, and resource availability are important to understand why and how farmers select certain management practices (Seabrook et al 2008). Availability of resources such as raw materials, labor and domestic animals also influence farmers' decision to adopt specific practices (Williams 1999).…”

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Sustainable Agroforestry Systems for Livelihood Security and their Economic Appraisal in Indian Himalayas

Yadav¹

2018

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Sustainable indigenous agroforestry systems are mainstay of rural agrarian economy coupled with livestock rearing in mountains of Himalayas. A 2B4D6-watershed was selected in Central Himalayas to investigate economic returns from agriculture based agroforestry systems. A detailed structured analysis revealed four types of agriculture based agroforestry systems are prevalent in the 2B4D6-watershed of Indian Central Himalaya. These agroforestry systems are profitable to farmers and can obtain more than twofold returns from agriculture based agroforestry systems. The net return from these systems decreased in the order: Agrihorticulture > Agrihortisilviculture > Agrisilvihorticulture > Agrisilviculture. The highest benefit cost ratio from agroforestry systems was obtained at higher elevation E 5 and it decreased with decrease in elevations in the order: E 4 > E 3 > E 2 > E 1. Thus, we conclude that agroforestry systems are not only sustainable but also are imperative for livelihood security of local inhabitants of Indian Central Himalayas.

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The Socioeconomic Context of Carbon Sequestration in Agroforestry: A Case Study from Homegardens of Kerala, India

Saha

Stein

Nair

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Advances in Agroforestry

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The Effect of Socio-Economic Factors on a Farmer’s Decision to Adopt Farm Soil Conservation Measures. An Application of Multivariate Logistic Analysis in Butere/Mumias District, Kenya

Cited by 6 publications

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Place-based perceptions, resilience and adaptation to climate change by smallholder farmers in rural South Africa

Place-based perceptions, resilience and adaptation to climate change by smallholder farmers in rural South Africa

Sustainable Agroforestry Systems for Livelihood Security and their Economic Appraisal in Indian Himalayas

The Socioeconomic Context of Carbon Sequestration in Agroforestry: A Case Study from Homegardens of Kerala, India

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