International Journal of Weather, Climate Change and Conservation Research最新文献

Rethinking Grid Governance for Texas in the Climate Change Era 气候变化时代德克萨斯州网格治理的反思

International Journal of Weather, Climate Change and Conservation Research Pub Date : 2022-02-15 DOI: 10.37745/ijwcccr.15/vol8n21025

Ningxin Li

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Impacts of Climate Change on Environment and the Remedies 气候变化对环境的影响及其补救措施

International Journal of Weather, Climate Change and Conservation Research Pub Date : 2022-02-15 DOI: 10.37745/ijwcccr.15/vol8n219

Emmanuel S. Kolawole, W. Okonkwo

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Government Agricultural Support Programs and Livelihood of Smallholder Vegetable Farmers in Kampala, District Uganda 乌干达坎帕拉地区政府农业支持计划和小农菜农生计

International Journal of Weather, Climate Change and Conservation Research Pub Date : 2022-01-15 DOI: 10.37745/ijwcccr.15/vol8n1pp2035

Florence Nassiwa, J. Kwonyike, David Mwangi Kung

{"title":"Government Agricultural Support Programs and Livelihood of Smallholder Vegetable Farmers in Kampala, District Uganda","authors":"Florence Nassiwa, J. Kwonyike, David Mwangi Kung","doi":"10.37745/ijwcccr.15/vol8n1pp2035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37745/ijwcccr.15/vol8n1pp2035","url":null,"abstract":"This article explores government agricultural support programs and livelihood of smallholder vegetable farmers in Kampala district Uganda. Climate variability is a reality and poses severe effects on societal economy. The agriculture sector in developing countries will be hard hit because it is mostly rain-fed. The poor in such countries will face the brunt of climate variability because they are poor and less able to cope with its effects. Government agricultural programs may help smallholder farmers cope with climate variability and thus protect livelihood. Primary data was collected using questionnaires and complimented by face- to- face interviews. In this paper, multiple linear regression was used to analyze the effect of government agricultural support programs and livelihood of smallholder vegetable farmers. The results showed that out of 201 farmers only 16 (8.0%) received government support and was received in form of subsidized credit, agricultural inputs, agriculture training, extension services and market support. Correlation analysis using Pearson Correlation Coefficient showed a significant positive and weak correlation (r =0.423, p=0.000) between government support programs and livelihood of farmers. Whereas multiple linear regression results revealed that government agricultural support programs (β2= -0.037 and p>0.05) did not have a significant effect on livelihood of smallholder vegetable farmers. Consequently, the paper recommends increasing accessibility and affordability of government programs. Secondly, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries and NAADS should provide provide agricultural support as a full package to farmers.","PeriodicalId":334881,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Weather, Climate Change and Conservation Research","volume":"782 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132843906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Treated wastewater for meeting challenges of climate change in arid regions 处理废水，以应对干旱地区气候变化的挑战

International Journal of Weather, Climate Change and Conservation Research Pub Date : 2022-01-15 DOI: 10.37745/ijwcccr.15/vol8n1pp619

J. Radaideh

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Review on the Link between Technological Change, Climate Finance, and Market in Mitigating Climate Change 减缓气候变化中的技术变革、气候融资和市场关系综述

International Journal of Weather, Climate Change and Conservation Research Pub Date : 2022-01-15 DOI: 10.37745/ijwcccr.15/vol8n1pp15

Ibsa Dawid Mume, Feysal Mohammed

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