Factors affecting smallholder uptake of adaptation and coping measures to deal with rainfall variability

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dc.contributor.authorNyberg, Ylva
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-15T07:28:07Z
dc.date.available2021-10-15T07:28:07Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionRainfall variability is becoming more profound in East Africa. Smallholders relying on rainfed agriculture are particularly affected and need to adapt their farming systems accordingly. This study examined the measures small-scale farmers use to adapt to, or cope with rainfall variability, their rated perceived effectiveness. It also explored limitations to uptake of measures and sources of learning measures. Questionnaire-based interviews were held with 80 smallholder farmers, both female and male, living in Kisumu and Trans Nzoia counties in Kenya who had/did not have access to regular advisory services (denoted trained and non-trained farmers). Trained farmers used more and better adaptation measures in more effective ways than non-trained farmers. Female farmers felt more limited by lack of knowledge than male farmers, while money, land and labour limited the smallholder farmers equally. Few measures were used to overcome limitations, but several limitations were covered within the advisory package used for trained farmers, and therefore large differences were seen not only in numbers of measures, but also in effectiveness of use. Thus advisory services and policy interventions can play important roles in future efforts to improve uptake of measures.sv_SE
dc.description.sponsorshipSLUsv_SE
dc.identifier.govdocSLU.vpe.2021-4.4.IÄ-5
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2021.1895574
dc.identifier.urihttps://archive-harvest.slu.se:8443/jspui/handle/20.500.12703/3900
dc.language.isoothersv_SE
dc.subjectextensionsv_SE
dc.subjectclimate adaption measuressv_SE
dc.subjectgendersv_SE
dc.titleFactors affecting smallholder uptake of adaptation and coping measures to deal with rainfall variabilitysv_SE
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