Credit access and perceived climate change resilience of smallholder farmers in semi-arid northern Ghana

Batung, Evans; Mohammed, Kamaldeen; Kansanga, Moses Mosonsieyiri; Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Hanson; Luginaah, Isaac

doi:10.1007/s10668-021-02056-x

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“…This positionality of farmers is vital because the availability does not always translate into accessibility or applicability. For instance, a poor farmer may be unable to purchase a cellphone to leverage EWSs compared to a relatively wealthy farmer [33]. Similarly, a farmer with low financial capital may still be somewhat capable of leveraging EWSs if they have strong social networks compared to a farmer lacking economic and social capital.…”

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Early Warnings and Perceived Climate Change Preparedness among Smallholder Farmers in the Upper West Region of Ghana

Pienaah,

Batung,

Saaka

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The impacts of climate change are already pushing beyond the threshold for sustainable agriculture and rural livelihoods. In Sub-Saharan Africa, smallholder farmers are particularly vulnerable due to limited resources and adaptive capacity. Early warnings are critical in mitigating and reducing climate-related dangers and building resiliency. That notwithstanding, there needs to be higher coverage of early warnings in developing countries, and there is even less knowledge of their contribution to rural development. Using a cross-sectional survey involving smallholder farmer households (n = 517), this study investigates the relationship between early warnings and perceived climate preparedness in Ghana’s semi-arid Upper West Region. From ordered logistic regression presented as an odds ratio (OR), factors that influenced climate preparedness in the past 12 months before the study include exposure to early warnings (OR = 2.238; p < 0.001) and experiences of prior climate events such as drought (OR = 9.252; p < 0.001), floods (OR = 6.608; p < 0.001), and erratic rain (OR = 4.411; p < 0.001). The results emphasize the importance of early warning systems and various socioeconomic factors in improving the climate resilience of smallholder farmers in Ghana. In conclusion, the study puts forth policy suggestions worth considering.

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Early Warnings and Perceived Climate Change Preparedness among Smallholder Farmers in the Upper West Region of Ghana

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“…As financial markets expand and become more inclusive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, FinTech presents potential to promote financial stability and access by vulnearable groups which can allow themselves to fight the negative effects of climate change. Despite numerous policy initiatives to improve climate adaptation in this context, Batung et al (2022) argued that smallholders' lack of access to credit constitutes one of the crucial dimensions of extreme climate vulnerability. While climate change is a huge occurrence, it really has substantially constrained agricultural output in the Developing World caused by changes of crucial atmospheric elements such as temperature extremes and unexpected weather patterns over the last fifty years.…”

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“…FinTech services must be used to guarantee that smallholder farmers may obtain loans that will enable them to withstand the detrimental consequences of climate change. According to Batung et al (2022) informal credit sources may be able to give smallholder farmers access to the more flexible financial loan options they require to improve rural agricultural output and climate change resilience.…”

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The role of financial inclusion and FinTech in addressing climate-related challenges in the industry 4.0: Lessons for sustainable development goals

Mhlanga

2022

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Individuals and enterprises have an increasing need for financial resources, which has led to the development of numerous financial instruments such as microfinance, insurance, and cash transfers, among other things. The number of development partners advocating for the use of these technologies to address disaster risks and climate change-related concerns is also increasing. With the rise in risk reduction needs and challenges associated with climate change, it's more important than ever to assess the effectiveness of various financial instruments (financial inclusion) in solving climate-related issues. The study used secondary data studied through document analysis to answer the question, what role does financial technology play in addressing the challenges or hazards associated with climate change in the Fourth Industrial Revolution? The results indicated that financial inclusion through FinTech could aid in the resilience of households, individuals, and companies in the case of a rapid climate event or the gradual effects of changing rainfall patterns, rising sea levels, or salter water incursion. Insurance, savings, credit, money transfers, and new digital distribution channels can all help victims of climate change and those in charge of dealing with the new environmental realities. As a result, the study advises that financial inclusion through FinTech be promoted as one of the channels that can aid in managing the risks of climate-related concerns and achieving sustainable development goals through development patterns, governments, and civil society.

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“…(2) Mechanized service organizations can provide technical guidance to farmers. The improvement of agricultural production technology will be beneficial to the adjustment of cropland system structure, the improvement of production efficiency, and the guidance on disaster management, thereby maintaining or even improving the production capacity of the cropland system (Van Loon et al, 2020;Batung et al, 2022). (3) Rural labor loss could directly lead to the cropland abandonment and the reduction of the input of the cropland system.…”

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Evaluation of Cropland System Resilience to Climate Change at Municipal Scale Through Robustness, Adaptability, and Transformability: A Case Study of Hubei Province, China

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A cropland system is one of the most sensitive socio-ecological systems to climate change, such as drought and flood. Facing frequent extreme weather events worldwide, how to improve cropland system resilience to climate change (CSRCC) and thus ensure food production has been concerned. Although a small number of studies have attempted to evaluate CSRCC through single or multiple indicators, few studies have considered the perspective of the three basic capacities of resilience (i.e., robustness, adaptability, and transformability), which could ignore the dynamic characteristics of cropland system resilience against shocks within a certain period. Therefore, this study first constructs an evaluation index system from the three capacities of system resilience. Then, taking Hubei province, China, as a case and comprehensively using the methods of Delphi, AHP, and TOPSIS to assess the spatio-temporal characteristics of CSRCC at the municipal scale from 2011 to 2018. On this basis, the regional disparities of CSRCC are analyzed by using the Theil coefficient. The results show that the CSRCC of Hubei province fluctuates on a downward trend, with the lowest in 2017 and the highest in 2013. Most municipalities have witnessed a pattern of fluctuated decline, except for a few ones in the plains, such as Wuhan and Jingmen. Generally, municipalities in the plains have greater scores, while some municipalities in the southern and eastern hilly regions show higher adaptability and transformability. In addition, adaptability contributes the least to the CSRCC at the municipal scale. At last, indicator selection against different research objects, influencing mechanism of CSRCC, and policy implications are discussed. This study is expected to provide a reference for the practice in sustainable management and utilization of cropland systems.

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Credit access and perceived climate change resilience of smallholder farmers in semi-arid northern Ghana

Cited by 17 publications

References 87 publications

Early Warnings and Perceived Climate Change Preparedness among Smallholder Farmers in the Upper West Region of Ghana

Early Warnings and Perceived Climate Change Preparedness among Smallholder Farmers in the Upper West Region of Ghana

The role of financial inclusion and FinTech in addressing climate-related challenges in the industry 4.0: Lessons for sustainable development goals

Evaluation of Cropland System Resilience to Climate Change at Municipal Scale Through Robustness, Adaptability, and Transformability: A Case Study of Hubei Province, China

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