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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...