Micro-level adaptation strategies by smallholders to adapt climate change in the least developed countries (LDCs): Insights from Afghanistan

Omerkhil, Najibullah; Kumar, Praveen; Mallick, Manisha; Meru, Lungyina B.; Chand, Tara; Rawat, P. S.; Pandey, Rajiv

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106781

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“…This is also in line with the study of Mihiretu et al. (2019) ; Omerkhil et al. (2020) and Zakaria et al.…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 91%

“…This information includes changing climatic conditions and the various farming practices that could be utilized by farmers and increase the probability of farmers to adopt climate change adaptation strategies. This is also in line with the study of Mihiretu et al (2019); Omerkhil et al (2020) and Zakaria et al (2020) who emphasized the importance of extension services, which positively influences farmers' probability of adopting climate change adaptation strategies. The results of the marginal effect of frequency of extension visit indicates that a unit increase in extension visit would increase the tendency of maize farmers to adopt climate change adaptation by 1.4%.…”

Section: Determinants Of Adoption Of Climate Change Adaptation Stratesupporting

confidence: 86%

“…To ensure continuous production, maize cultivators are practically taking steps to mitigate the economic losses associated with climate change ( Omerkhil et al., 2020 ). However, it is noteworthy that these adaptation options utilized by various smallholder maize farmers do not come without costs.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Understanding the determinants of climate change adaptation strategies among smallholder maize farmers in South-west, Nigeria

Adeagbo

Ojo

Adetoro

2021

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Climate is one of the most important factors in agricultural productivity, which could directly or indirectly influence productivity since the climate is linked to physiological processes. It is, therefore, essential to understanding the various strategies used by farmers to mitigate the adverse impact of climate change and the factors that influence maize farmers' adoption and intensity of climate change adaptation strategies among smallholder maize farmers in South-west Nigeria. In all, a sample of three hundred and thirty (311) smallholder maize farmers were interviewed. A double-hurdle count data model was employed to estimate the factors influencing farmers' adoption of adaptation strategies while accounting for selection bias with the plugging of inverse mill ratio (IMR) as a regressor. Significant variables such as household size, depreciation ratio, frequency of extension visits, access to extension, and non-farm income were factors influencing the adoption of climate change adaptation strategies among maize farmers. Age of the respondent, age square, household size, farm-based organization (FBO), non-farm income, climate information, access to credit, farmers residing in Osun State (location_Osun), distance to market significantly influenced the intensity of climate change adaptation strategies. This study, therefore, concluded that farm-level policy efforts that aim to improve rural development should focus on farmers’ membership in FBO, increase the visits of extension agents, encourage non-farm income and access to climate change information, particularly during the off-cropping season. Policies and investment strategies of the government should be geared towards supporting improved extension service, providing on-farm demonstration training, and disseminating information about climate change adaptation strategies, particularly for smallholder farmers in Nigeria.

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“…This is also in line with the study of Mihiretu et al. (2019) ; Omerkhil et al. (2020) and Zakaria et al.…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Determinants Of Adoption Of Climate Change Adaptation Stratesupporting

confidence: 86%

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Understanding the determinants of climate change adaptation strategies among smallholder maize farmers in South-west, Nigeria

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Adetoro

2021

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“…Social support includes, among others, the kinship system of families, professional groups, community leaders, and others based on shared interests; seek for spiritual support. Some studies also in believing that adaptation strategies will impact adaptational ability and behavioral changes (van Valkengoed and Steg, 2019;Uddin et al, 2014;Omerkhil et al, 2020). From these explanations, the first hypothesis proposed as follow.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The adaptive capability at the fisher' community level is essential to shape community resilience and enabling adaptation (Omerkhil et al, 2020). The fundamental rationale is due to the obstacle which is facing by the fisher, such as human pressure and climate variability, and change (Seara et al, 2016).…”

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Adaptive coping strategies towards seasonal change impacts: Indonesian small-scale fisherman household

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Purwanti

Fattah

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Small-scale fishers are always expected to adapt to fishing activities that cannot be conducted all year round due to weather and fishing season. This condition, especially when it is not the fish season, makes fishers face a problem. Notwithstanding, fishermen households need to develop an adequate adaptation strategy to solve the problem of fulfilling their needs, known as coping strategies. This study aims to analyze fishermen households' coping strategies in facing the fishing season and non-fish season by using fishermen's family resources and two types of internal and external family coping strategies. The data were gathered from approximately 150 smallscale fishing households using simple random sampling. The results indicate the fishers do fishing activities in three batch: peak season (68%), mild season (20%), and off-season (12%). The use of resources for fishermen households' coping strategy is carried out by diversifying the sources of household income. Some economic activities include cultivating forest land belonging to the forest department, marine tour guides, livestock, and his wife. This study also confirm that all households use internal family coping strategies with humor indicator as the highest percentage. Accordingly, the households also adopt the external family coping strategy to deal with the existing situation. This strategy follows the local community's characteristics and culture who are friendly and open and based on religion. The household coping strategy strengthening model is generated through the synergy of formal institutional roles in society and government institutions as policymakers.

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Adaptation Strategies for Asian Farmers Against Climate Change

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Raihan,

Chumky

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SDGs in the Asia and Pacific Region

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Micro-level adaptation strategies by smallholders to adapt climate change in the least developed countries (LDCs): Insights from Afghanistan

Cited by 42 publications

References 44 publications

Understanding the determinants of climate change adaptation strategies among smallholder maize farmers in South-west, Nigeria

Understanding the determinants of climate change adaptation strategies among smallholder maize farmers in South-west, Nigeria

Adaptive coping strategies towards seasonal change impacts: Indonesian small-scale fisherman household

Adaptation Strategies for Asian Farmers Against Climate Change

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