Perception to Adaptation of Climate Change in Nepal: An Empirical Analysis Using Multivariate Probit Model

Gc, Arun; Yeo, Junho

doi:10.3390/sci1010012.v1

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“…Credit helps to strengthen households' purchasing power of agricultural inputs, and augments the likelihood of households to diversify their crop production. The study finding by Arun and Jun (2019) in Nepal revealed the positive correlation of credit service, and using improved crop varieties agrees with this result.…”

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Smallholder farmers’ perception of climate change and adaptation strategy choices in Central Ethiopia

Addis

Abirdew

2021

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Purpose Smallholder farmers have always been profoundly the first to be impacted by climate change, and therefore, farmers understanding of climate change and accessibility to alternative adaptation strategies are crucial for reducing the effect of climate change. The purpose of this study is to assess the perception of farmers to climate change, adaptation strategies and determinants of adaptation choice in central Ethiopia. Design/methodology/approach The study used data from randomly selected 240 farm households. Descriptive statistics were used to describe farmers’ perceptions of climate change and adaptation strategies. Also, a multivariate probit model was used to identify the major factors affecting farmers’ choice of adaptation strategies to climate change in central Ethiopia. Findings Smallholder farmers perceive climate change in the past two decades in response; the majority (91.47%) of farmers used adaptation options. Improved crop varieties and input intensity, crop diversification, planting date adjustment, soil and water conservation activities and changing of the crop type were used as adaptation options in the study area. A few of these strategies were significantly confirmed a complementary and supplementary relationship. The study identified sex, family size, agroecology, climate information, crop-fail history and formal extension service as significant determinants for farmers’ adaptation choices as these variables significantly affected more than two farmers’ adaptation strategies simultaneously. Research limitations/implications Farmers’ choice of adaptation was highly constrained by institutional factors and all these identified factors can be possibly addressed through a better institutional service provision system. It is, therefore, recommended that local administrators should explore the institutional service provision system for a better farm-level adaptation while considering demographic characteristics as well. Originality/value This study identified factors affecting farmers’ several adaptation strategies at a time and provides information for the policymaker to make cost-effective interventions for better farm-level adaptation practices.

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Smallholder farmers’ perception of climate change and adaptation strategy choices in Central Ethiopia

Addis

Abirdew

2021

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“…Purposive sampling of districts was done to make the sample as representative as possible considering resource constraint. Nepal is geographically diverse and thus has greater agro-biodiversity and farming systems (GC & Ghimire, 2018;GC & Yeo, 2019). Nepal produces several kinds of cereals, fruits, and vegetables.…”

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Estimating post-harvest loss at the farm level to enhance food security: A case of Nepal

Ghimire²

2019

International Journal of Agriculture Environment and Food Sciences

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Food security is a major concern of the world in the context of increasing population, changing climate and declining scarce natural resources. Reducing food loss is equally important as increasing food production and productivity to feed the world, where 9.7 billion inhabitants were expected by 2050. Food loss can occur at several points along the food chain, however, harvest loss at the farm level is often overlooked which is directly impacting on sustainability. The paper attempts to estimate harvest loss at the farm level. A household survey was executed in 300 households from ten sample districts across Nepal. The percentage of harvest loss at the farm level was calculated for each crop grown as per -the season, plot and priority. Likewise, the multiple regression was executed to determine the level of influence of the socio-economic factors on the post-harvest loss at the farm level for the major crops. The mean harvest loss at the farm level found around 5 percent for the reported crops. The multiple regression model demonstrated that at the farm level, socio-economic factors might have a smaller influence on harvest loss as compared to physical and biological contributing factors. Nevertheless, reducing the post-harvest loss will increase food availability and thus the food security.

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Perception to Adaptation of Climate Change in Nepal: An Empirical Analysis Using Multivariate Probit Model

Cited by 2 publications

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Smallholder farmers’ perception of climate change and adaptation strategy choices in Central Ethiopia

Smallholder farmers’ perception of climate change and adaptation strategy choices in Central Ethiopia

Estimating post-harvest loss at the farm level to enhance food security: A case of Nepal

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