How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Micro-level analysis of farmers’ adaptation to climate change in Southern Africa
Agricultural production remains the main source of livelihood for rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa, providing employment to more than 60 percent of the population and contributing about 30 percent of gross domestic product. With likely long-term changes in rainfall patterns and shifting tempe...
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| author | Nhemachena, Charles Hassan, Rashid M. |
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| description | Agricultural production remains the main source of livelihood for rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa, providing employment to more than 60 percent of the population and contributing about 30 percent of gross domestic product. With likely long-term changes in rainfall patterns and shifting temperature zones, climate change is expected to significantly affect agricultural production, which could be detrimental to the region’s food security and economic growth. An assessment of the factors influencing farm-level adaptation can facilitate the formation of policies and investment strategies that help moderate potential adverse consequences of long-term climate change. Because smallholder farmers tend to have a low capacity to adapt to changes in climatic conditions, policies that help these farmers adapt to global warming and associated climatic extremes are particularly important.This brief is based on a study that assesses smallholder farmers’ adaptation to climate change in southern Africa. The study identifies farmers’ perceptions of climate change and the determinants of farm-level adaptation strategies, and recommends policies that could help stabilize national and regional food production given the anticipated adverse effects of climate change. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1616772025-11-06T04:34:15Z How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Micro-level analysis of farmers’ adaptation to climate change in Southern Africa Nhemachena, Charles Hassan, Rashid M. smallholders credit policies food security climate change agricultural research Agricultural production remains the main source of livelihood for rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa, providing employment to more than 60 percent of the population and contributing about 30 percent of gross domestic product. With likely long-term changes in rainfall patterns and shifting temperature zones, climate change is expected to significantly affect agricultural production, which could be detrimental to the region’s food security and economic growth. An assessment of the factors influencing farm-level adaptation can facilitate the formation of policies and investment strategies that help moderate potential adverse consequences of long-term climate change. Because smallholder farmers tend to have a low capacity to adapt to changes in climatic conditions, policies that help these farmers adapt to global warming and associated climatic extremes are particularly important.This brief is based on a study that assesses smallholder farmers’ adaptation to climate change in southern Africa. The study identifies farmers’ perceptions of climate change and the determinants of farm-level adaptation strategies, and recommends policies that could help stabilize national and regional food production given the anticipated adverse effects of climate change. 2008 2024-11-21T09:57:16Z 2024-11-21T09:57:16Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161677 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Center for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa Nhemachena, Charles; Hassan, Rashid M. 2008. How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Micro-level analysis of farmers’ adaptation to climate change in Southern Africa. How can African agriculture adapt to climate change; Research Brief 15(7). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161677 |
| spellingShingle | smallholders credit policies food security climate change agricultural research Nhemachena, Charles Hassan, Rashid M. How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Micro-level analysis of farmers’ adaptation to climate change in Southern Africa |
| title | How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Micro-level analysis of farmers’ adaptation to climate change in Southern Africa |
| title_full | How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Micro-level analysis of farmers’ adaptation to climate change in Southern Africa |
| title_fullStr | How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Micro-level analysis of farmers’ adaptation to climate change in Southern Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Micro-level analysis of farmers’ adaptation to climate change in Southern Africa |
| title_short | How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Micro-level analysis of farmers’ adaptation to climate change in Southern Africa |
| title_sort | how can african agriculture adapt to climate change micro level analysis of farmers adaptation to climate change in southern africa |
| topic | smallholders credit policies food security climate change agricultural research |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161677 |
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