Improving smallholder farmers’ access to and utilization of climate information services in sub-Saharan Africa through social networks: A systematic review

IF 4 3区 环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Collins E. Appiah , William Quarmine , Charity Osei-Amponsah , Andrew E. Okem , Daniel B. Sarpong
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The timely availability, access to, and utilisation of actionable climate information services (CIS) serve as an effective mechanism to address the impacts of climate change on smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa. Scholarly work from diverse contexts reveals that farmers’ social networks can be leveraged to promote access to CIS to mitigate climate risk. However, there is no synthesised information on the different insights that comprehensively demonstrate how social networks improve access to and utilisation of CIS among smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper employed a systematic literature review methodology to fill this knowledge gap. A stringent inclusion criterion was used to select 32 relevant peer-reviewed papers from an initial pool of 648 for analysis. Our study found farmers' social networks to effectively promote CIS access and utilisation among smallholders in Sub-Saharan Africa. This was mainly as a result of the use of relatable local languages and the opportunity it provided for direct interaction during information flow. Smallholder farmers in big networks with stronger linkages, higher levels of participation, and a greater degree of trust, were identified to be more likely to utilise CIS to improve their livelihoods. Such farmers tend to have higher technical efficiency, productivity, and incomes. To harness social networks to scale up CIS access and utilisation, innovative platforms that can enhance social networking among farmers must be promoted and strengthened by agricultural development stakeholders.
通过社交网络改善撒哈拉以南非洲小农对气候信息服务的获取和利用:系统回顾
及时提供、获取和利用可操作的气候信息服务(CIS)是应对气候变化对撒哈拉以南非洲地区小农影响的有效机制。不同背景下的学术研究表明,可以利用农民的社会网络来促进获取气候信息服务,以减轻气候风险。然而,目前还没有关于不同见解的综合信息,以全面展示社会网络如何改善撒哈拉以南非洲地区小农获取和利用 CIS 的情况。本文采用了系统的文献综述方法来填补这一知识空白。我们采用了严格的纳入标准,从最初的 648 篇同行评审论文中筛选出 32 篇相关论文进行分析。我们的研究发现,在撒哈拉以南非洲地区,农民的社会网络能有效促进小农户获取和利用 CIS。这主要是因为社交网络使用了相关的当地语言,并在信息流动过程中提供了直接互动的机会。在联系更紧密、参与程度更高、信任度更高的大网络中,小农被认为更有可能利用 CIS 改善生计。这些农民往往具有更高的技术效率、生产率和收入。为利用社会网络扩大获取和利用 CIS 的范围,农业发展利益相关方必须推广和加强可增强农民社会网络的创新平台。
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Climate Services
Climate Services Multiple-
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5.30
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15.60%
发文量
62
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.
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