The determinants of greenhouse gas reduction levels among smallholder farmers: Insights from the adoption of climate-smart dairy Strategies in Central Kenya
Research Square (Research Square),
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 21, 2025
Abstract
In
Kenya’s
dairy
sector,
climate
change
mitigation
focuses
on
sustainable
milk
production.
However,
producers
often
overlook
emission
reduction,
creating
a
gap
between
national
policies
and
local
practices.
This
study
uses
fractional
response
model
to
examine
factors
influencing
greenhouse
gas
reduction
at
the
farm
level
based
survey
data
from
385
farmers.
Greenhouse
was
measured
using
composite
index,
with
proxies
drawn
literature.
Key
include
education,
social
capital,
entrepreneurial
orientation,
awareness,
risk
perception.
The
recommends
that
county
governments
promote
support
adoption
of
climate-smart
strategies
increase
production
while
simultaneously
reducing
emissions.
could
technical
assistance
educational
programs
encourage
complementary
by
Язык: Английский
The determinants of greenhouse gas reduction levels among smallholder farmers: insights from the adoption of climate-smart dairy strategies in Central Kenya
Frontiers in Climate,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
7
Опубликована: Май 22, 2025
In
Kenya’s
dairy
sector,
climate
change
mitigation
focuses
on
sustainable
milk
production.
However,
producers
often
overlook
emission
reduction,
creating
a
gap
between
national
policies
and
local
practices.
This
paper
aims
to
identify
the
factors,
including
smallholder
entrepreneurial
orientation,
socio-economic
characteristics,
institutional
influences,
that
drive
adoption
uptake
intensity
of
on-farm
greenhouse
gas
reduction
measures
in
particularly
among
Nyandarua
County,
Kenya.
The
study
uses
fractional
response
model
examine
factors
influencing
at
farm
level
based
survey
data
from
385
farmers.
Greenhouse
was
measured
using
composite
index,
with
proxies
drawn
literature.
Key
include
education,
social
capital,
awareness,
risk
perception.
recommends
county
governments
promote
support
climate-smart
strategies
increase
production
while
simultaneously
reducing
emissions.
could
technical
assistance,
financial
educational
programs
encourage
complementary
by
Язык: Английский
Climate-smart agricultural practices- determinants and impact on crop production. New insights from Afghanistan
Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
29(8)
Опубликована: Дек. 1, 2024
Язык: Английский
Assessing the Sustainability of Donated Livestock Projects by Operation Wealth Creation to Smallholder Farmers in Mitooma Sub-County Mitooma District
Tworekirwe Miriam,
Rebecca Kalibwani,
Gershom Nuwemuhwezi
и другие.
International Journal of Agricultural Economics,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
9(4), С. 185 - 202
Опубликована: Июль 2, 2024
This
research
assessed
the
long-term
sustainability
of
Operation
Wealth
Creation
(OWC)'s
donated
livestock
projects
for
smallholder
farmers
in
Mitooma
Sub-County,
Uganda.
The
study
uses
a
mixed-methods
approach,
incorporating
quantitative
surveys
and
qualitative
interviews,
with
selected
through
stratified
random
sampling.
A
using
structured
questionnaires
found
that
only
15%
households
receiving
enterprises
still
own
them,
85%
abandoned
them
within
9
years,
indicating
lack
these
enterprises.
small-scale
is
influenced
by
family
size,
household
income,
food
security,
profitability,
awareness
enterprise
management
practices,
perception,
culture,
education,
land
tenure
system,
age.
Results
also
established
significantly
affected
to
sell
or
trade
products
(e.g.,
milk,
meat,
eggs)
(P=0.000),
households’
ability
cope
economic
shocks
emergencies
(P=0.001)
improving
access
credit
financial
services
(P=0.013)
least
significant
providing
income
(P=0.668).
Furthermore,
results
were
less
increasing
availability
(P=0.146),
nutritious
food,
generating
purchase
(P=0.913),
facilitating
asset
accumulation
security
(P=0.116)
alternative
coping
mechanisms
during
periods
scarcity
(P=0.351).
suggests
are
not
sustainable,
as
many
abandon
five
recommends
enabling
input
suppliers
subsidies
farmers.
Язык: Английский