Drivers of adaptation to climate change in vulnerable farming communities: a micro analysis of rice farmers in Ndop, Cameroon

Farmers in developing economies often struggle to adapt to climate change and their decisions to adapt usually hinges on perception and prevailing socio-economic factors. This study examines factors controlling farmers’ decision to adapt to climate change and evaluate the impact of such decisions on...

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Autores principales:	Nde I. Zama, Fang Lan, Eric F. Zama
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Publicado:	Kassel University Press 2021
Materias:	socio-economic factors food security Agriculture S
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2c57e2aa75324795b2c9376d4d9b38592021-11-04T07:09:07ZDrivers of adaptation to climate change in vulnerable farming communities: a micro analysis of rice farmers in Ndop, Cameroondoi.org/10.17170/kobra-2021102749611612-98302363-6033https://doaj.org/article/2c57e2aa75324795b2c9376d4d9b38592021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://jarts.info/index.php/jarts/article/view/202110274961https://doaj.org/toc/1612-9830https://doaj.org/toc/2363-6033Farmers in developing economies often struggle to adapt to climate change and their decisions to adapt usually hinges on perception and prevailing socio-economic factors. This study examines factors controlling farmers’ decision to adapt to climate change and evaluate the impact of such decisions on farm output. Using primary data from 138 rice farming households in Ndop-Cameroon, we employ the probit model with endogenous switching regression to investigate the impact of the farmers’ adaptation decisions on output. The results indicate that access to credits, other incomes, farmers’ age, extension services and farmer groupings form key factors that significantly affects farmers’ decision to adapt to climate change. Strategic implementation of adaptive measures, significantly increased average output of adapters by 49%. Building resilience against climate change and ensuring food security, therefore requires stakeholders to take into account existing management strategies and the underlying factors influencing these. This study suggests the crucial need for institutional advancement and policy changes towards credit accessibility for rice farmers. More local farmers’ associations should be created and extension services improved to enhance effective adaptation and farmers’ vulnerability.Nde I. ZamaFang LanEric F. ZamaKassel University Pressarticlesocio-economic factorsfood securityAgricultureSENJournal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, Vol 122, Iss 2, Pp 231-243 (2021)
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spellingShingle	socio-economic factors food security Agriculture S Nde I. Zama Fang Lan Eric F. Zama Drivers of adaptation to climate change in vulnerable farming communities: a micro analysis of rice farmers in Ndop, Cameroon
description	Farmers in developing economies often struggle to adapt to climate change and their decisions to adapt usually hinges on perception and prevailing socio-economic factors. This study examines factors controlling farmers’ decision to adapt to climate change and evaluate the impact of such decisions on farm output. Using primary data from 138 rice farming households in Ndop-Cameroon, we employ the probit model with endogenous switching regression to investigate the impact of the farmers’ adaptation decisions on output. The results indicate that access to credits, other incomes, farmers’ age, extension services and farmer groupings form key factors that significantly affects farmers’ decision to adapt to climate change. Strategic implementation of adaptive measures, significantly increased average output of adapters by 49%. Building resilience against climate change and ensuring food security, therefore requires stakeholders to take into account existing management strategies and the underlying factors influencing these. This study suggests the crucial need for institutional advancement and policy changes towards credit accessibility for rice farmers. More local farmers’ associations should be created and extension services improved to enhance effective adaptation and farmers’ vulnerability.
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title	Drivers of adaptation to climate change in vulnerable farming communities: a micro analysis of rice farmers in Ndop, Cameroon
title_short	Drivers of adaptation to climate change in vulnerable farming communities: a micro analysis of rice farmers in Ndop, Cameroon
title_full	Drivers of adaptation to climate change in vulnerable farming communities: a micro analysis of rice farmers in Ndop, Cameroon
title_fullStr	Drivers of adaptation to climate change in vulnerable farming communities: a micro analysis of rice farmers in Ndop, Cameroon
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title_sort	drivers of adaptation to climate change in vulnerable farming communities: a micro analysis of rice farmers in ndop, cameroon
publisher	Kassel University Press
publishDate	2021
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Drivers of adaptation to climate change in vulnerable farming communities: a micro analysis of rice farmers in Ndop, Cameroon

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