Datum
2023-03-06Autor
Samoura, Demba AïssataWahab, BolanleTaiwo, Olalekan JohnPallé Diallo, Alpha IssagaBishoge, Obadia KyetuzaSchlagwort
630 Landwirtschaft, Veterinärmedizin OberguineaKleinbauerNaturkatastropheWetterResilienzNachhaltigkeitMetadata
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Small-scale farmers’ coping strategies to extreme weather events in Upper Guinea
Zusammenfassung
Extreme weather events pose a serious threat to subsistence farming and food security in Upper Guinea, where most farmers rely heavily on rain-fed agriculture. Following crop failures, farmers use what is available to them to try to maintain household food security. This paper investigated the coping strategies chosen by farmers in Upper Guinea and the motivating factors behind them. A multistage sampling method was used to select a purposive random sample of 1,500 farm households within nine selected livelihood zones (Bassando, Dion-Niandan Inter-River, Fié basin, Foutanian Piémont, Kolokalan High Valley, Middle Plateau, Solima's High Plateau, Soudanese Plateau and Woulada plateau) of Upper Guinea affected by extreme weather events. Approaches including household surveys, focus group discussions, key informant interviews and field observations were used to collect data. The multivariate probit regression (MVP) model was used to identify factors influencing small-scale farmers’ choice of coping strategies during periods of extreme weather events. Results from the MVP model showed that differences in the perception of risk factors and socioeconomic characteristics of farm households determined these choices. The main factors motivating farmers’ choice of coping strategies were awareness of extreme weather events, gender, the experience of crop failures, and ownership of assets. Other factors such as age, farming experience, household size, and educational level, were also determinants of farmers’ choice of coping strategies. Local institutional support to farmers that could drive widespread adoption of climate-smart agriculture could improve livelihood production and community resilience in this region.
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In: Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics (JARTS) Vol. 124 / No. 1 (2023-03-06) , S. 13-21 ; eissn:2363-6033Sammlung(en)
Vol 124, No 1 (2023) (Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics (JARTS))Zitieren
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2023-03-07T15:42:59Z 2023-03-07T15:42:59Z 2023-03-06 doi:10.17170/kobra-202302217525 http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/14474 eng Namensnennung 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Drought Flood Livelihood Resilience Sustainable livelihoods 630 Small-scale farmers’ coping strategies to extreme weather events in Upper Guinea Aufsatz Extreme weather events pose a serious threat to subsistence farming and food security in Upper Guinea, where most farmers rely heavily on rain-fed agriculture. Following crop failures, farmers use what is available to them to try to maintain household food security. This paper investigated the coping strategies chosen by farmers in Upper Guinea and the motivating factors behind them. A multistage sampling method was used to select a purposive random sample of 1,500 farm households within nine selected livelihood zones (Bassando, Dion-Niandan Inter-River, Fié basin, Foutanian Piémont, Kolokalan High Valley, Middle Plateau, Solima's High Plateau, Soudanese Plateau and Woulada plateau) of Upper Guinea affected by extreme weather events. Approaches including household surveys, focus group discussions, key informant interviews and field observations were used to collect data. The multivariate probit regression (MVP) model was used to identify factors influencing small-scale farmers’ choice of coping strategies during periods of extreme weather events. Results from the MVP model showed that differences in the perception of risk factors and socioeconomic characteristics of farm households determined these choices. The main factors motivating farmers’ choice of coping strategies were awareness of extreme weather events, gender, the experience of crop failures, and ownership of assets. Other factors such as age, farming experience, household size, and educational level, were also determinants of farmers’ choice of coping strategies. Local institutional support to farmers that could drive widespread adoption of climate-smart agriculture could improve livelihood production and community resilience in this region. open access Samoura, Demba Aïssata Wahab, Bolanle Taiwo, Olalekan John Pallé Diallo, Alpha Issaga Bishoge, Obadia Kyetuza Oberguinea Kleinbauer Naturkatastrophe Wetter Resilienz Nachhaltigkeit publishedVersion eissn:2363-6033 No. 1 Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics (JARTS) 13-21 Vol. 124 false
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