Farmers’ perception of climate change in mediterranean Chile

Roco, Lisandro; Engler, Alejandra; Bravo‐Ureta, Boris E.; Jara‐Rojas, Roberto

doi:10.1007/s10113-014-0669-x

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“…This is consistent with findings from smallholder farmers in other communities in developing countries, as shown in the findings of Roco et al (2015), Ochenje et al (2016), Munthali et al (2016), and Arshad et al (2016). For the case of northern Nigeria, as shown in this study, the result from the correlation analysis shows a 63% association between exposure to climate change and the need for finance, and 96% of those seeking credit to mitigate these impacts would be unable to do so.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…The findings from Ochenje et al (2016), Munthali et al (2016), and Roco et al (2015) show that farmers' perceptions of how climate change affects their farming activities have a direct link with how they perceive the kind of adaptation they need. This deduction is also consistent with Elum et al (2017), who examined how farmers' perceptions of climate change formed their adaptation strategies.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The results showed that farm size, distance to water sources, extension, access to climate change information through radio, and the wealth status of farmers significantly explained farmers' perceptions of climate change based on water resources. Roco et al (2015) also used farmers' perceptions to examine the impact of climate change in Chile. They found that most farmers agreed that changes in temperature and precipitation patterns have occurred in their communities.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Climate change and financing adaptation by farmers in northern Nigeria

Abraham¹,

Fonta²

2018

Financ Innov

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This paper examines farmers' perceptions of their exposure to climate change in rural northern Nigeria. It also examines whether there is a significant relationship between the exposure of farmers to climate change and their need for financial access as an adaptation strategy. Questionnaires were administered to 320 respondents in rural communities in northern Nigeria. Descriptive analysis shows that rural farmers are affected by climate change through increased temperature, prolonged dry seasons, floods, and drought, which lead to low harvest and, in turn, low income. An estimate from a non-parametric test also shows a significant relationship between farmers' perceived exposure to climate change and their need for credit. Although the Spearman correlation results show a 63% association between exposure to climate change and the need for finance, 96% of those seeking credit to mitigate these impacts would be unable to do so due to financial exclusiveness. The paper recommends that the Central Bank of Nigeria should ensure that microfinance institutions refocus their products/services to those who need them the most in order to enhance access to financial resources and enable farmers to build resilience that will maximize post-harvest gains. Lastly, considering that climate change is a global phenomenon with local effects, perhaps the international community could support lending to smallholder farmers through central banks by insuring the loans that banks give to farmers towards financing climate change adaptation strategies.

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Climate change and financing adaptation by farmers in northern Nigeria

Abraham¹,

Fonta²

2018

Financ Innov

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“…In recent time, empirical studies indicated that global temperature increase is real fact, that is distinct from the natural climate unpredictability, though the human forces have contribute to this change [5]. Notwithstanding this rising empirical technical confirmation, investigation indicates that, the overall population could not be able to differentiate modifications in recurrent climate patterns from weather [6; 7].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…But quantitative research on perception were uncommon in most literature, therefore it's needed towardimproving our understanding on the comparativesignificance of these factors for increasing farmers' understanding of changing climate [17].Most cropping systems in northern Nigeria weredominantly on rainfall with limited irrigation activities. In the last decade, Nigeria wereencounteredwith a records of drought and flood incidences, which have affected a number of several sectors, such as agriculture, livestock production, energy, roads, education and health [18].…”

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