Towards farmers' adaptation to climate change: The effect of time perspective

Shariatzadeh, Maryam; Bijani, Masoud

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131284

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“…The farmers had different farming experiences, with the majority (56%) ranging between 20 and 39 years. Concurrently, this also gives relevant information on the level of awareness to CC impacts among the rural farmers (Shariatzadeh and Bijani, 2022).…”

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Awareness and adaptations to climate change among the rural farmers in different agro-ecological zones of Tanzania

Mkonda

2022

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PurposeThis paper generally aimed to evaluate the knowledge of rural farmers towards climate change (CC) and their adaptation practices as a way of reducing the vulnerability in different agro-ecological zones (AEZs) of Tanzania. This establishment is quite important because rural farmers are most vulnerable to impacts of CC. Therefore, there is a need to establish the actual knowledge on this aspect in order to meet the urgency for action on CC by using the endowed environmental resources. This knowledge will assist policy makers and CC practitioners.Design/methodology/approachThis study employed systematic and simple random sampling procedures in selecting the districts and villages as study sites. It used both quantitative and qualitative data sets derived from climatic records, questionnaires survey, interviews and discussion. The Mann-Kendall test and Sen's slope, and theme content were used for data analyses.FindingsThe results exhibited that most farmers have been greatly adapting to CC through numerous and well-known practices. However, there has been adoption of other new practices mainly influenced by new knowledge from extension services, environmental endowments and temporal environmental change. Although there has been varied perceptions on CC, the results indicate that most farmers (>70%) are aware of the changing climate and their knowledge corresponds to meteorological data.Originality/valueMost farmers perceived that prolonged drought and erratic rains are the main indicators of CC. These indicators were the base of copping and adaptation mechanisms. Despite this, there is a need for all climate practitioners to join hands in improving the existing adaptation practices that can limit climate impacts in local areas.

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Awareness and adaptations to climate change among the rural farmers in different agro-ecological zones of Tanzania

Mkonda

2022

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“…Devastating impacts are foreseen on the agricultural sector with its many inherent vulnerabilities 1 , 2 , including a significant reduction in crop yield, food security and farmers' welfare (directly). This, in turn, could (indirectly) cause other crises—economic, social, environmental and even political—exacerbating poverty levels and making poverty even more widespread in rural populations 3 , 4 . These factors would increase the development challenges already faced by many developing countries 5 – 7 and, in particular, undo decades of agricultural development efforts 8 .…”

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Shaping farmers’ beliefs, risk perception and adaptation response through Construct Level Theory in the southwest Iran

Yazdanpanah

Zobeidi

Warner

et al. 2023

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Due to the severe effects of climate change on the agricultural sector, urgent action is required on the part of farmers and is, indeed, critical to reducing climate change impacts. However, reports globally revealed farmers’ engagement in climate change adaptation is still insufficient, ambivalent, and inconsistent and farmers do not consider adaptation to be urgent. Researchers have argued that this issue is rooted in psychological biases beside other factors. Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate how psychological distance determines climate change beliefs, risk perception and adaptation strategies among Iranian farmers. A cross-sectional paper-based survey was conducted in the Dasht-e Azadegan county of Khuzestan province in southwest Iran. The study sample consisted of 250 farmers selected through a multi-stage random sampling process. An expert panel review and a pilot study were conducted to confirm convergent validity and reliability of the scales. The results confirm that all four dimensions of psychological distance influence water management adaptation strategies and non-farm activities. Moreover, all psychological dimensions, except the temporal dimension, affect adaptation in farming management. Thus, making climate change more proximal to decision makers could be a strategic way of encouraging individuals to take adaptive actions. This study emphasizes that concepts of psychological distance can be applied to help organizations (e.g., agriculture extension services) to understand farmers’ risk perceptions and responses to climate change impacts and improve risk communication to better engage farmers in climate action.

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“…Other researchers show that farmers can adjust their behavior to adapt to climate change by collecting relevant information on the topic (Tazeze et al, 2012). Based on these remarks, some scholars discuss the influencing factors and effectiveness of farmers' measures to deal with climate change from the perspective of farmers' subjective initiatives (Huang et al, 2015;Rijal et al, 2022;Shariatzadeh and Bijani, 2022;Zobeidi et al, 2022).…”

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Ecological Intensification and Sustainable Intensification: Increasing Benefits to and Reducing Impacts on the Environment to Improve Future Agricultural and Food Systems

Kinyu Hoshide,

Sarkar,

Larkin

et al. 2023

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Towards farmers' adaptation to climate change: The effect of time perspective

Cited by 17 publications

References 25 publications

Awareness and adaptations to climate change among the rural farmers in different agro-ecological zones of Tanzania

Awareness and adaptations to climate change among the rural farmers in different agro-ecological zones of Tanzania

Shaping farmers’ beliefs, risk perception and adaptation response through Construct Level Theory in the southwest Iran

Ecological Intensification and Sustainable Intensification: Increasing Benefits to and Reducing Impacts on the Environment to Improve Future Agricultural and Food Systems

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