Do climate-smart agricultural practices impact the livelihoods of vulnerable farmers in the Southern part of Bangladesh?

IF 4 3区环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Climate Services Pub Date : 2024-11-13 DOI:10.1016/j.cliser.2024.100524

Mohummed Shofi Ullah Mazumder

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Abstract

Efforts to reduce food insecurity must include building resilience in rural farmers to shocks. One way to achieve this is through climate-smart agriculture (CSA). This paper analyzes the impact of CSA on farmers’ livelihoods. Data were collected in two phases in 2010 and 2018 from a study (CSA practitioners) and control group (CSA non-practitioners) of climate-affected farmers (240 farmers in each group) using a quasi-experimental survey design considering all possible biases. Descriptive statistics, variance inflation factor analysis, multiple regression, path analysis, FE-IV, and propensity score matching models were applied. Practicing CSA technologies improved food security and the incomes of the farmers through increased agricultural productivity. The impact of CSA technologies differed based on farmers’ understanding of technologies, the time and amount of financial support, availability of extension staff, the provision of technical and other logistical support, and CSA practitioners’ experience, such as knowing how to enhance plant resilience. Specific policy interventions, including financing of CSA, would benefit rural farmers. CSA provides a path towards sustainable livelihood development and food security. These findings will be useful for policymakers, planners, administrators, and development workers.

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气候智能型农业实践对孟加拉国南部弱势农民的生计有影响吗？

减少粮食不安全的努力必须包括培养农村农民抵御冲击的能力。实现这一目标的方法之一就是气候智能型农业（CSA）。本文分析了 CSA 对农民生计的影响。数据分别于 2010 年和 2018 年从受气候影响的农民研究组（CSA 实践者）和对照组（CSA 非实践者）（每组 240 名农民）中收集，采用的是准实验调查设计，考虑了所有可能的偏差。应用了描述性统计、方差膨胀因子分析、多元回归、路径分析、FE-IV 和倾向得分匹配模型。采用 CSA 技术提高了农业生产率，从而改善了粮食安全和农民收入。CSA 技术的影响因农民对技术的理解、财政支持的时间和金额、推广人员的可用性、技术和其他后勤支持的提供以及 CSA 实践者的经验（如知道如何提高植物的抗逆性）而有所不同。具体的政策干预，包括为 CSA 提供资金，将使农村农民受益。CSA 为实现可持续生计发展和粮食安全提供了一条途径。这些研究结果将对政策制定者、规划者、管理者和发展工作者有所帮助。

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Climate Services Multiple-

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5.30

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15.60%

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期刊介绍： The journal Climate Services publishes research with a focus on science-based and user-specific climate information underpinning climate services, ultimately to assist society to adapt to climate change. Climate Services brings science and practice closer together. The journal addresses both researchers in the field of climate service research, and stakeholders and practitioners interested in or already applying climate services. It serves as a means of communication, dialogue and exchange between researchers and stakeholders. Climate services pioneers novel research areas that directly refer to how climate information can be applied in methodologies and tools for adaptation to climate change. It publishes best practice examples, case studies as well as theories, methods and data analysis with a clear connection to climate services. The focus of the published work is often multi-disciplinary, case-specific, tailored to specific sectors and strongly application-oriented. To offer a suitable outlet for such studies, Climate Services journal introduced a new section in the research article type. The research article contains a classical scientific part as well as a section with easily understandable practical implications for policy makers and practitioners. The journal''s focus is on the use and usability of climate information for adaptation purposes underpinning climate services.