| Autor: |
Gilbert Mubalama Mugisho, Luc Murhandikire Ngalo, Fabrice Nfuamba Lukeba |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Discover Agriculture, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 1-18 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2731-9598 |
| DOI: |
10.1007/s44279-024-00023-4 |
| Popis: |
Abstract This study analyzed smallholder maize farmers' perceptions of climate change vulnerability and adaptation strategies in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The study used a cross-sectional quantitative approach, with smallholder farmers selected based on farm size (less than 10 hectares). Using simple random sampling techniques, 210 smallholder farmers in South Kivu Province was selected from October and November 2021. The data were analyzed using frequency analysis, non-parametric Mann–Whitney U-tests, Tobit regression model and structural equations modeling, which demonstrated that demographic and socioeconomic factors influenced smallholder farmers' perceptions and adaptation strategies to climate change. The findings revealed that the level of education, size of the field, and activities of smallholder farmers had significant effects on climate change perception and adaptation strategies. Smallholder farmers' perceptions had a negative (p |
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