climate change (131 Results)
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Climate change effects on crop productivity and welfare sensitivity analysis for smallholder farmers in Malawi
MalawiKachulu, Mutisungilire
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The effects of climate change on smallholder agriculture under different crop technologies, namely conservation agriculture, Falbedia albida, optimal fertilisation and intensive farming, were analysed against the conventional subsistence farming in M...

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Climate variability and agricultural productivity in Uganda
UgandaBabyenda, Peter Kabubo-Mariara, Jane Odhiambo, Sul...
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Uganda’s climate is changing in terms of rising temperatures and altered precipitation patterns, leading to extreme meteorological conditions such as prolonged drought, floods and landslides. Yet the majority (68%) of Ugandans rely largely on rain-fe...

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Climate-induced crop failure and crop abandonment: What do we know and not know?
All CountriesChekenya, Nixon S.
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Our understanding of climate-induced crop failure and crop abandonment is limited at present. This study surveyed theoretical and empirical literature on climate-induced crop failure and crop abandonment. We reviewed widely used models of crop abando...

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Migration of the peasant population: A strategy for adapting to climate change in agriculture in Louga, Senegal
SenegalCissé, Ahmadou Bamba & Seck, Massamba Souleymane
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In the Sahel, climate change is clearly characterised by the recurrence of extreme phenomena. The series of droughts in the 1970s and 1980s are an illustration of this. Louga, our study area, is experiencing the effects of climate change in that rain...

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Yield advantage and profitability of selected climate-smart technologies: Findings from demonstration plots in Northern Uganda
UgandaOkao, Moses Otim, Anyoni Godfrey Mutonyi, Gloria O...
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Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is viewed as a potentially effective intervention to address low agricultural productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), while strengthening farmers’ capacity to adapt to the effects of climate change. We therefore cond...

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Determinants of smallholder farmers’ willingness to pay for improved irrigation systems: Evidence from Northwest, Ethiopia
EthiopiaEngidayehu Melaku & Tsegaye Molla
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This study attempted to identify determinants of farmers’ maximum willingness to pay (WTP) for improved use of irrigation water. From a population of 1 380, 177 sample households were selected for primary data collection. From the total sample of hou...

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Natural resources for resilient, inclusive rural transformation
All CountriesMeybeck, A.; Opio, C.; Gitz, V.; Gordes, A.; Cinto...
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This paper examines the role of natural resources in fostering resilient and inclusive rural transformation. It reviews land and water availability for agriculture, highlighting the reliance of poor and vulnerable rural communities on these resources...

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Adapting sorghum and other millets to climate challenges: An integrated bibliometric and meta-analysis of global literature
All CountriesV. Visha Kumari, Aniket Deo M.A. Sarath Chandran...
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Sorghum and other millets, despite being known for their resilience, face significant agroclimatic challenges, including erratic rainfall, high temperatures, drought, dry spells and nutrient-poor soils. These crops, being significantly important...

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Using data systems and economics to address climate-sensitive infectious diseases in Africa
All CountriesDelight, E.A. Brunn, A.A. Ruiz, F. Gerard, J. Falc...
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Climate change alters risks associated with climate-sensitive infectious diseases (CSIDs) with pandemic potential. This poses additional threats to already vulnerable populations, further amplified by social factors such as gender inequalities. Curre...

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The effect of climate change adaptation strategies on bean yield in central and northern Uganda
UgandaBenard Onzima, Enid Katungi, & Jackline Bonabana-W...
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This paper analyses the impact of adaptation to climate change on bean productivity on a micro-scale using instrumental variable techniques in a two-stage econometric model, using data collected from farming households in northern and central Uganda....

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The impact of ICT-based weather information services on the adoption of climate change adaptation strategies in Balaka District, Malawi: A recursive bivariate probit model
NigeriaIsaac Maviko, Lovemore Mangani Kachingwe, Julius H...
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The current study investigated the impact of using information and communication technology-based weather information services on the adoption of climate change adaptation strategies. Working within the context of the technology acceptance model and...

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Effects of Perceived Extent of Climate Variations and Socioeconomic Characteristics on Food Crops Farmers’ Income in Southwest Nigeria
NigeriaD.O. Awotide A.O. Idowu A. Aderinto A.S. Onasanya...
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The Nigeria agricultural sub-sector is often susceptible to climatic changes and vulnerability, thus leading to immense stresses on the plants, livestock and soil fertility. Therefore, this study aimed to establish farmers’ local knowledge of climate...