The effect of heterogeneous adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices on household food and nutrition security of small-scale urban crop farmers in eThekwini Municipality
PLOS Climate,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
4(1), P. e0000551 - e0000551
Published: Jan. 10, 2025
Climate-smart
agriculture
(CSA)
addresses
food
security
issues
under
climate
change.
The
research
examined
the
effect
of
adopting
CSA
practices
on
and
nutrition
by
small-scale
urban
crop
(SSUC)
farmers
in
eThekwini
(ETH)
Municipalityusing
purposive
sampling
from
412
SSUC
farmers.
Results
suggest
that
socio-demographic
institutional
factors
influence
household
consumption
patterns
dietary
status
probit
selection
model
show
farmer’s
age,
education,
size,
off-farm
income,
monthly
expenditure
food,
agricultural
training,
group
membership,
credit
access
significantly
influenced
adoption
decisions.
endogenous
switching
regression
using
marginal
treatment
effects
shows
farm
hired
labour
distance
to
farming
site
affected
patterns.
Gender,
marital
status,
employment
number
part-time
labourers
households
diversity
findings
confirm
heterogeneity
practices.
Unobserved
benefits
are
prevalent
through
a
positive
depicted
Household
Food
Consumption
Score
(HFCS)
Dietary
Diversity
(HDDS).
Adopting
enhanced
SSCU
farmers,
shown
average
(ATT)
when
adopt
correlated
positively
with
adopters
being
16
31
percent
more
secure
concerning
HFCS
HDDS,
respectively.
Hence,
ETH
Municipality
were
likely
better
off
regarding
diversity.
In
light
this,
nexus
between
researchers,
extension
services
must
consider
suitable
sets
relevant
scale
chosen
directed
toward
welfare
localised
contexts.
Language: Английский
Investigating the Constraints and Mitigation Strategies for the Adoption of Sustainable Land Management Practices in Erosion-prone Areas of Southeast Nigeria
Environmental Management,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 15, 2025
The
adoption
of
sustainable
land
management
practices
(SLMPs)
is
crucial
to
improve
soil
health,
and
farm
yield,
potentially
limit
the
degradation
agricultural
ecological
systems.
However,
farmers
still
encounter
diverse
challenges
when
trying
implement
SLMPs.
Research
on
potential
mitigation
strategies
address
complex
SLMPs
in
developing
countries
context
limited.
Accordingly,
this
study
investigates
constraints
adopting
using
household
survey
data
collected
from
480
sampled
erosion-prone
areas
southeast
Nigeria.
Also,
through
focus
groups
interviews
with
key
stakeholders
sector,
constraints.
Descriptive
statistics
were
used
explore
characteristics
farmers,
while
Principal
component
analysis
(PCA)
was
analyse
qualitative
analysed
inductive
thematic
analysis.
PCA
result
identified
economic/financial
factors
as
principal
constraint
Other
barriers
area
include
related
SLMPs,
institutional
property
rights.
Based
stakeholders'
perspectives,
financial
economic
support,
improved
R&D,
knowledge
exchange
advisory
system,
policy
regulatory
solutions,
multi-stakeholder
engagement
are
important
tackle
Insights
could
help
practitioners,
conservation
planners
policymakers
design
more
targeted
effective
interventions
promote
widespread
Language: Английский
Investigating Farmers’ Intention to Adopt Renewable Energy Technology for Farming: Determinants of Decision Making in Northern Ghana
Ransford Karbo,
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Lynn J. Frewer,
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Francisco Areal
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et al.
Agricultural & Rural Studies,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
3(1), P. 0003 - 0003
Published: Feb. 28, 2025
Integrating
renewable
energy
into
agricultural
practices
can
result
in
environmental
and
economic
benefits.
In
Ghana,
resources
that
support
agronomic
activities
include
solar
biomass.
Although
policies
interventions
promote
Ghanaian
development
implementation
currently
exist,
it
is
not
yet
understood
which
factors
motivate
farmers
to
adopt
technologies
within
the
country’s
sector.
This
research
aimed
identify
psychological
influence
Northern
farmers’
intention
technology
agriculture.
A
survey
was
administered
(n
=
418)
Lawra
Municipality
where
farming
represents
main
source
of
income.
Structural
Equation
Modelling
applied
test
validate
an
adapted
theoretical
model
(the
Decomposed
Theory
Planned
Behaviour)
are
associated
with
likelihood
technology.
Attitude,
Perceived
Behavioural
Control,
Usefulness,
Ease
Use,
Compatibility,
Risk,
Peer
External
Influences,
Self-efficacy,
Resource-Facilitating
Conditions,
Technology-Facilitating
Conditions
were
positive
significant
influencing
However,
subjective
norms
did
positively
predict
intentions.
The
results
suggest
ensure
widespread
adoption
agriculture,
could
usefully
align
attributes
farmers.
Policymakers
should
develop
implement
appropriate
encourage
sustainable
including
tax
credit
subsidies
green
financing
frameworks
increase
for
Language: Английский
The Role of Agroforestry in Climate Change Mitigation
Advances in environmental engineering and green technologies book series,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 201 - 228
Published: Feb. 28, 2025
The
climate
crisis
poses
a
substantial
risk
to
achieving
global
food
security
and
sustainability.
This
chapter
presents
an
analysis
of
the
current
level
knowledge
regarding
agroforestry's
ability
promote
simultaneously
resilience,
availability,
eco-friendly
land
use.
Agroforestry
systems
(AFS)
are
recognized
as
potent
carbon
(C)
sinks,
effectively
reducing
atmospheric
dioxide
(CO2)
levels.
It
is
estimated
that
trees
in
AFS
can
sequester
0.3-24
tC
ha-1
yr-1.
AFS,
which
occupy
about
1
billion
ha
worldwide,
have
potential
remove
more
than
10GtC
yr-1
from
atmosphere
if
fully
optimized.
C
sequestration
benefits
be
monetized
by
farmers,
providing
supplementary
income
source
through
credit
market.
In
addition
sequestration,
provide
numerous
co-benefits
such
food,
biodiversity
conservation,
soil
erosion
control,
water
cycling.
key
strategy
for
counteracting
excessive
emissions.
Language: Английский
Does socioeconomic status of farmers determine the adoption of forest landscape restoration practices? Evidence from Central Togo
Sustainable Environment,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
11(1)
Published: April 3, 2025
Language: Английский
Gendered livelihoods and the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices in Nigeria
Gender Place & Culture,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
32(1), P. 54 - 72
Published: April 10, 2024
Feminist
research
maintains
that
livelihood
activities
are
socially
differentiated.
While
gendered
unevenness
in
opportunities
may
condition
the
agricultural
adaptive
capacities
of
male-headed
households
(MHHs)
and
female-headed
(FHHs)
to
climate
change,
dimensions
have
not
been
addressed
much
climate-smart
agriculture
practices
(CSAPs)
adoption
literature.
This
paper
expands
feminist
by
analysing
their
relation
intensity
use
CSAPs.
The
analysis
draws
on
a
nationally
representative
Living
Standards
Measurement
Survey
-
Integrated
Surveys
Agriculture
(LSMS-ISA)
panel
dataset
from
Nigeria.
findings
show
significantly
higher
percentage
FHHs
(51%)
involved
on-farm
compared
MHHs
(38%)
counterparts
(p
<
0.01).
results
further
household
headship
(HH)
is
associated
with
Moreover,
based
approach
livelihoods,
we
find
diversification
moderates
relationship
between
HH
CSAP
intensity.
suggests
more
greater
probability
adopting
number
CSAPs
than
MHHs.
concludes
policy
recommendations
for
promotion
sheds
light
how
Nigerian
government
can
formulate
gender-sensitive
policies
promote
Language: Английский