Assessing the Contribution of Climate-smart Agriculture Practices on the Resilience of Maize Farmers in Bungoma County, Kenya

IF 0.4 Q4 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY

African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics-AFJARE Pub Date : 2021-06-30 DOI:10.53936/afjare.2021.16(2).09

Philip Siminyu, W. Oluoch-Kosura, H. De Groote, Judith Syombua Mbau

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Abstract

Climate variability threatens farmers’ livelihoods. Efforts to address climate stress recognise climate-smart agriculture (CSA) as a promising approach to minimising the damage caused by increasing weather variability. However, the effect of CSA practices on the resilience of maize farmers in the face of climate variability is not well understood. This study assesses the effects of CSA practices on the resilience of maize farmers. Using primary data from 250 randomly sampled maize farmers in Kenya, a resilience index was generated and then analysed using a structural equation model. The results show that CSA practices increase the resilience of farmers, suggesting enhanced resilience to climate variability. CSA practices improve farmers’ food security and welfare, and their adoption should be promoted.

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评估气候智能农业实践对肯尼亚本戈马县玉米农民恢复力的贡献

气候变化威胁着农民的生计。应对气候压力的努力认识到，气候智能农业（CSA）是一种很有前途的方法，可以最大限度地减少天气变异性增加造成的损害。然而，CSA做法对玉米种植户在气候变化面前的恢复力的影响尚不清楚。本研究评估了CSA实践对玉米种植户恢复力的影响。利用来自肯尼亚250名随机抽样玉米种植户的原始数据，生成了一个恢复力指数，然后使用结构方程模型进行分析。结果表明，CSA做法提高了农民的复原力，表明对气候变化的复原力增强了。CSA的做法改善了农民的粮食安全和福利，应该促进它们的采用。

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African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics-AFJARE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY-

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1.20

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16.70%

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期刊介绍： The African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics (AfJARE)/Journal Africain d’Economie Agricole et des Ressources (JAEAR) is a publication of the African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE). The journal publishes original research about how African agriculture interacts with local and global economic systems and policy regimes in its impacts upon people. The scope of the journal covers the roles of markets, technology, policy, institutions and the natural environment in shaping the lives of well being of Africans engaged in agricultural activities. The journal strives to nurture and enhance the capacity of African professionals to conduct and publish scientific research and provides a venue for communicating and disseminating their findings. Multi-disciplinary, problem-oriented articles are encouraged. Submissions may deal with teaching, research extension, consulting, advising, entrepreneurship and administration. The Chief Editors and Editorial Board, under the general direction of the AAAE President, Executive Committee and Council are charged with implementing Journal policy to serve members of AAAE. The main section of the journal publishes technical research articles while a small section is devoted to publishing brief notes with important policy content and book reviews. The journal is a quarterly publication.