DOI: 10.1007/s10584-017-1924-1
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85013427418
论文题名: Determinants of smallholder farmers’ perceptions of impact of climate change on beef production in Malawi
作者: Chingala G. ; Mapiye C. ; Raffrenato E. ; Hoffman L. ; Dzama K.
刊名: Climatic Change
ISSN: 0165-0009
EISSN: 1573-1480
出版年: 2017
卷: 142, 期: 2018-01-02 起始页码: 129
结束页码: 141
语种: 英语
Scopus关键词: Access control
; Agriculture
; Beef
; Commerce
; Ecology
; Economic and social effects
; Meats
; Surveys
; Water supply
; Adaptive capacity
; Cattle production
; Climate change adaptation
; Coping strategies
; Marketing decision
; Smallholder farmers
; Socio-economic factor
; Vulnerability reductions
; Climate change
; cattle
; climate change
; climate effect
; farmers attitude
; growth rate
; perception
; rangeland
; resource scarcity
; smallholder
; socioeconomic conditions
; Malawi
; Animalia
; Bos
; Ixodida
英文摘要: Climate change is projected to intensify and smallholder farmers will be the most affected because they entirely rely on climate-sensitive livelihoods and have low adaptive capacity. Appropriate coping strategies for smallholder farmers depend on an accurate description of the effects of agro-ecological and farmers’ socio-economic factors on climate change. A total of 182 structured questionnaires were administered to determine socio-economic factors affecting smallholder farmers’ perceptions of impacts of climate change on beef production in Malawi. Male heads had a higher perception of having increased cattle feed intake and decreased mortality than female heads suggesting that the former had better control and access to animal feed and health resources. Young farmers had a greater perception of experiencing decreases in cattle water supply than adults implying that they lacked experience required to cope with water scarcity. More educated household heads had a higher perception of experiencing decreased tick loads and increased cattle sales than less educated household heads as they are posited to have increased knowledge of parasite control and understanding of market dynamics and expected to make better marketing decisions. High-income farmers had a lower perception of having decreased rangeland biomass and growth rates than low-income farmers indicating that they had capital to acquire resources required to improve rangeland and cattle production. Gender, age, education and income level were the major socio-economic factors that influenced farmers’ perceptions of impact of climate change on beef production. This highlights the importance of incorporating socio-economic factors when devising climate change adaptation and vulnerability reduction strategies for smallholder beef producers. © 2017, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.
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资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/84018
Appears in Collections: 气候减缓与适应 气候变化事实与影响
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作者单位: Department of Animal Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, South Africa; Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, P.O. Box 219, Lilongwe, Malawi
Recommended Citation:
Chingala G.,Mapiye C.,Raffrenato E.,et al. Determinants of smallholder farmers’ perceptions of impact of climate change on beef production in Malawi[J]. Climatic Change,2017-01-01,142(2018-01-02)