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1 Trinh, T. Q.; Ranola, R. F. Jr; Camacho, L. D.; Simelton, E. 2018. Determinants of farmers’ adaptation to climate change in agricultural production in the central region of Vietnam. Land Use Policy, 70:224-231. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.10.023]
Climate change adaptation ; Agricultural production ; Farmers ; Strategies ; Extreme weather events ; Decision making ; Monitoring ; Training courses ; Households ; Living standards ; Weather forecasting ; Logit analysis ; Models ; Multivariate analysis / Vietnam / Ky Son commune
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049317)
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This paper discusses the likely changes in farm cultural practices that farmers would adopt to minimize agricultural production losses as a response to the increasing occurrence of extreme weather conditions due to climate change in the Central Region of Viet Nam. Using binary logit model and multivariate probit model, this paper examined different factors influencing farmers decision on adaptation to climate change in their agricultural production. Training attendance, farm size, damage level, educational level, farming experience, access to credit, and gender were the factors that influenced significantly the probability that farmers would adapt to climate change. Of these factors, attendance in climate change training and farm size were the most important factors affecting the farmers decision on adaptation to climate change, while labor availability and membership in local organizations were not. Three policy recommendations were proposed to enhance small-scale farmers adaptive capacity to climate change in the region. These include: i). broadening of training courses on climate change; ii). institute policies that would promote consolidation of farmlands; and, iii). integrate concepts of climate change and climate change adaptation into the operation of the local organizations.
2 Tamuli, J.; Dutta, M. K.; Kashyap, P. P. 2022. Groundwater market in water-abundant regions: determinants of farmers’ decision to buy irrigation water in Assam in North-East India. Water Policy, 24(12):1811-1826. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2022.040]
Groundwater ; Water markets ; Irrigation water ; Farm size ; Tube wells ; Households ; Farmers ; Logit analysis / India / Assam / Morigaon / Nagaon
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051544)
https://iwaponline.com/wp/article-pdf/24/12/1811/1153417/024121811.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051544.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051544.pdf
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In response to the development of groundwater-based irrigation technology, institutions such as groundwater markets have emerged in many parts of India. While the farmers’ decision to buy water is shaped by issues such as capital scarcity, size of operational holdings, number of fragmented plots, farmers’ access to institutional credit, etc., there are spatial variations of factors affecting farmers’ participation in the market due to its localised nature. In view of the fact that the number of studies on water markets from water-abundant regions of India is very limited, the present study was carried out to unearth the factors influencing the water-buying decisions of farmers in the groundwater market in Assam in the eastern part of India. Using field data from two districts of the state, viz. Nagaon and Morigaon and with the help of logit regression, this study examines the determinants of water-buying decisions of farmers in Assam. The results of the logit analysis show that own farm size, farmer's access to institutional credit, age, education, and better contact with extension agencies reduce the probability of water-buying decision for a buyer. For a tenant farmer, the probability of buying water is found to be higher.
3 Gebrekidan, B. G.; Abbay, A. G.; Azadi, H.; Viira, A.-H.; Tanaskovik, V.; Stamenkovska, I. J.; Nacka, M.; Scheffran, J. 2022. Determinants of farmers' choice to use irrigation systems: the case of northern Ethiopia. Irrigation and Drainage, 17p. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2766]
Irrigation systems ; Irrigation schemes ; Irrigation water ; Farmers ; Logit analysis ; Livestock ; Grazing ; Water resources ; Climate change ; Small scale systems ; Households ; Rural development ; Market information services ; Market access / Ethiopia / Tigray / Medebay Zana / Selekleka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051589)
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Climate change is thought to be having a negative impact on Africa's agricultural industry. Smallholder farmers who depend heavily on agriculture are more severely affected by climate change. Droughts and the depletion of water resources are two examples of how climate change affects production. Therefore, it is necessary to take steps to reduce the negative effects of climate change in Ethiopia on smallholder farmers in particular and agriculture in general. Therefore, the purpose of this analysis was to identify the factors that affect the increase in irrigation efficiency among farmers in northern Ethiopia. A total of 194 farmers were picked at random and questioned using semi-structured questionnaires. Out of the 18 explanatory variables hypothesized to analyse the preference of farmers for using irrigation in the study area, only 13 were considered important. Of these 13 significant explanatory variables, 4 including health status, labour force members, availability of labour and perception of the advantage of using agricultural inputs were statistically significant with farmers' choice of irrigation.
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