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...
This paper examines determinants of the adoption of rainwater-harvesting technologies in a rain shadow area of southern Malawi. The most common ex situ technologies in the area were dams, and the widely used in situ technologies were box ridges, cont...
on the most well-known endogenous practices for restoring soil fertility in the northern region of Burkina Faso, this article analyzes the adoption of additional climate change adaptation strategies using primary data collected from 106 women farmers...
The study analysed the utilization of climate information services (CIS) among crop farmers in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. The study adopted the multi-stage sampling procedure in the selection of respondents – 405 crop farmers – from the area. A questionn...
Building up resilience in agricultural households has assumed a critical role in development strategies in recent years because, it is argued, the costs of strengthening resilience are less than the recurring expenditure for disaster assistance. Rely...
Zimbabwe has set poverty reduction targets in a changing climate, yet the implications of climate variability for poverty remain under-explored. Utilising household datasets to explore the association between poverty, cereal productivity and climate...
Mozambique is highly exposed to recurring natural disaster shocks, including floods, storms, and drought. In addition to their impact on economic growth and loss of lives and livelihoods, natural disasters, especially floods,...
Climate change creates risks for agrifood exporters as extreme weather events and rising temperatures disrupt supply chains and reduce productivity. Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises also face risks from new policies, regulations and tech...
Agriculture is key to Africa's economic growth and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The vision for sustainable food systems in Africa includes achieving resilience to climate shocks, increasing agricultural productivit...
Climate change, directly and indirectly, impacts food systems, food trade, food and nutrition security, and the attainment of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, such as achieving zero hunger, ending poverty, ensuring healthy lives, and...
Agricultural development projects often emphasize the need for climate change adaptation and mitigation in production. Yet upstream and downstream functions of agricultural value chains bear a similar importance for the resilience of the agricultural...