The perception and determinants of agricultural technology adaptation of teff producers to climate change in North Shewa zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Emeru, Girma Mulugeta

doi:10.1080/23322039.2022.2095766

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“…Regularly, poverty is rated on a scale from worst to best. For example, one could measure the family's income or spending in current units to determine whether or not the family is poor (Emeru, 2022;Mehedi et al, 2020). The poverty line is the income level above which a family is no longer considered poor by the country's economic standards.…”

Section: Microfinance In Pakistanmentioning

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Microfinance's Crucial Role in Helping Victims of a Natural Calamity

Tehreem

Munawar

Ali

et al. 2022

Pak. J. Humanit. Soc. Sci

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This study aimed to examine microfinance's role in providing essential services to economically disadvantaged people in the aftermath of natural disasters. A study of 300 people who use microfinance was carried out in the tehsil of Taunsa, located in the district of Dera Ghazi Khan. In 2022, information was gathered from microfinance institution customers impacted by flooding. The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not microfinance helped them meet their basic needs during the natural disaster. The data was analyzed using the 21st edition of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The most important findings from this study were that most microfinance users were men; however, slightly more than one-third of microfinance users were females. This is an important finding because, in a natural disaster, financial assistance is provided to female-headed families so their basic needs can be met. The vast majority of those polled owned their homes, most of which were flooded. The findings of this study suggested that neither the government nor microfinance institutions provide significant assistance to disaster victims in their efforts to recover. According to preliminary findings from this study, low-income families facing difficult circumstances during or after a disaster are more likely to rely on themselves and the coping mechanisms provided by their communities than on any public or private assistance. According to the findings, policy interventions aimed at reducing flood losses and assisting improvement should consider the shifting risk profile that impoverished people face when it comes to natural disasters.

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Section: Microfinance In Pakistanmentioning

confidence: 99%

Microfinance's Crucial Role in Helping Victims of a Natural Calamity

Tehreem

Munawar

Ali

et al. 2022

Pak. J. Humanit. Soc. Sci

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Confronting climate change and livelihood: smallholder farmers’ perceptions and adaptation strategies in northeastern Burundi

et al. 2023

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Rain-fed agriculture is the main source of livelihood for most of Burundi’s population, especially in the northeastern part of the country. This research is aimed at examining how smallholder farmers in the Northeastern region of Burundi perceive climate change and variability and at identifying the methods that are used to adapt, based on data from 200 small farmers and on actual weather data recorded between 1986 and 2017. We find that the majority of farmers (54%) perceive significant increases in temperature and unpredictability of rainfall duration and intensity and are making adjustments to adapt their agriculture in response to changes in climate. Over 80% of farmers have implemented at least one adaptation strategy among the nine evaluated. Changing crop varieties, changing fertilizers, and planting shade trees are the main adaptation strategies that were being implemented by farmers across the study area. The results of a binary regression model showed that the agricultural education and experience of farmers, as well as farm and family size, livestock ownership, climate information access, credit access, and farm income, strongly influence smallholder farmers’ decisions to adapt to climate change. The main obstacles are the lack of information on climate and adaptation strategies, and poverty, which makes it difficult to cope with the increased costs of farming. Understanding farmers’ perceptions of climate change and variability on a local level would provide information on how to develop adaptation strategies. The present study suggests the need for strengthening farmers’ capacities and improving the policy framework for adaptation to climate change in order to improve farmers’ livelihoods. Implications for policymakers will, therefore, include making flexible credit facilities, and investing in training extension agents on both climate change outreach and coping strategies.

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The impacts of climate change on peasant’s crop production in major crop producing zones in Ethiopia

Meressa,

Bantie

2024

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The perception and determinants of agricultural technology adaptation of teff producers to climate change in North Shewa zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Cited by 7 publications

References 62 publications

Microfinance's Crucial Role in Helping Victims of a Natural Calamity

Microfinance's Crucial Role in Helping Victims of a Natural Calamity

Confronting climate change and livelihood: smallholder farmers’ perceptions and adaptation strategies in northeastern Burundi

The impacts of climate change on peasant’s crop production in major crop producing zones in Ethiopia

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