Climate change stressors affecting household food security among Kimandi-Wanyaga smallholder farmers in Murang’a County, Kenya

Climate change hazards including droughts and floods are adversely affecting crop productivity and food security among Kenyan smallholder farmers. This article analyzes rainfall and temperature change effects on household food security in Kimandi-Wanyaga, in Murang’a County, Kenya. Both the meteorol...

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Autores principales:	Ngure Mary W., Wandiga Shem O., Olago Daniel O., Oriaso Silas O.
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Publicado:	De Gruyter 2021
Materias:	smallholder farmers crop productivity indigenous perceptions rainfall variability warmer temperatures Agriculture S Agriculture (General) S1-972
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:dcbaa272055d4da8950bb66a86e9ddc02021-12-05T14:10:59ZClimate change stressors affecting household food security among Kimandi-Wanyaga smallholder farmers in Murang’a County, Kenya2391-953110.1515/opag-2021-0042https://doaj.org/article/dcbaa272055d4da8950bb66a86e9ddc02021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2021-0042https://doaj.org/toc/2391-9531Climate change hazards including droughts and floods are adversely affecting crop productivity and food security among Kenyan smallholder farmers. This article analyzes rainfall and temperature change effects on household food security in Kimandi-Wanyaga, in Murang’a County, Kenya. Both the meteorological and the community perceptions were analyzed. Monthly rainfall and temperature data for Thika Meteorological Station were analyzed for trends using MAKESENS procedure. The community perceptions data obtained through household survey, key informant interviews, and focus group discussions were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and content analysis. The study hypotheses were tested using chi-square tests. The community perceived inadequate rainfall during crop growth (79%), reduced rainfall intensity (77%) and erratic onset and cessation of seasonal rainfall (73%) had interrupted their crop productivity. These disagreed with MAKESENS rainfall trends that showed statistically insignificant rainfall variability (α > 0.1). The community’s warmer temperature perceptions agreed with observed rising maximum temperature trend at 0.001 significance level. This study observed a significant relationship between the community’s perceived local rainfall and temperature changes, and household food security. For robust and strategically designed climate policies and programs for food security, governments need to communicate to policy makers the perceptions of smallholder farmers involved in autonomous climate adaptation.Ngure Mary W.Wandiga Shem O.Olago Daniel O.Oriaso Silas O.De Gruyterarticlesmallholder farmerscrop productivityindigenous perceptionsrainfall variabilitywarmer temperaturesAgricultureSAgriculture (General)S1-972ENOpen Agriculture, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 587-608 (2021)
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spellingShingle	smallholder farmers crop productivity indigenous perceptions rainfall variability warmer temperatures Agriculture S Agriculture (General) S1-972 Ngure Mary W. Wandiga Shem O. Olago Daniel O. Oriaso Silas O. Climate change stressors affecting household food security among Kimandi-Wanyaga smallholder farmers in Murang’a County, Kenya
description	Climate change hazards including droughts and floods are adversely affecting crop productivity and food security among Kenyan smallholder farmers. This article analyzes rainfall and temperature change effects on household food security in Kimandi-Wanyaga, in Murang’a County, Kenya. Both the meteorological and the community perceptions were analyzed. Monthly rainfall and temperature data for Thika Meteorological Station were analyzed for trends using MAKESENS procedure. The community perceptions data obtained through household survey, key informant interviews, and focus group discussions were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and content analysis. The study hypotheses were tested using chi-square tests. The community perceived inadequate rainfall during crop growth (79%), reduced rainfall intensity (77%) and erratic onset and cessation of seasonal rainfall (73%) had interrupted their crop productivity. These disagreed with MAKESENS rainfall trends that showed statistically insignificant rainfall variability (α > 0.1). The community’s warmer temperature perceptions agreed with observed rising maximum temperature trend at 0.001 significance level. This study observed a significant relationship between the community’s perceived local rainfall and temperature changes, and household food security. For robust and strategically designed climate policies and programs for food security, governments need to communicate to policy makers the perceptions of smallholder farmers involved in autonomous climate adaptation.
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author	Ngure Mary W. Wandiga Shem O. Olago Daniel O. Oriaso Silas O.
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title	Climate change stressors affecting household food security among Kimandi-Wanyaga smallholder farmers in Murang’a County, Kenya
title_short	Climate change stressors affecting household food security among Kimandi-Wanyaga smallholder farmers in Murang’a County, Kenya
title_full	Climate change stressors affecting household food security among Kimandi-Wanyaga smallholder farmers in Murang’a County, Kenya
title_fullStr	Climate change stressors affecting household food security among Kimandi-Wanyaga smallholder farmers in Murang’a County, Kenya
title_full_unstemmed	Climate change stressors affecting household food security among Kimandi-Wanyaga smallholder farmers in Murang’a County, Kenya
title_sort	climate change stressors affecting household food security among kimandi-wanyaga smallholder farmers in murang’a county, kenya
publisher	De Gruyter
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/dcbaa272055d4da8950bb66a86e9ddc0
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Climate change stressors affecting household food security among Kimandi-Wanyaga smallholder farmers in Murang’a County, Kenya

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