农民选择土著实践和对加纳北部气候智能农业的影响
Dramani Juah M-Buu File1, Godwell Nhamo2
1Department of Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa.
Heliyon
|December 6, 2023
概括
由于各种社会经济和文化因素,加纳的小农经常选择传统的农业方法. 这些因素阻碍了采用气候智能农业,增加了对粮食不安全的脆弱性.
科学领域:
- 农业科学 农业科学
- 适应气候变化 适应气候变化
- 社会经济学 社会经济学
背景情况:
- 加纳西北部的小农业面临着严重的气候变化威胁.
- 虽然促进了气候智能农业,但农民主要使用土著知识和实践.
- 关于农民依赖当地实践的具体原因的研究有限.
研究的目的:
- 调查小型农民选择土著知识和实践背后的理由和影响因素.
- 了解该地区采用气候智能农业的障碍.
主要方法:
- 一种结合定量和定性数据收集的混合方法方法.
- 调查了305个家庭主管,31次深入访谈和18次焦点小组讨论.
- 对社会人口特征,农业资本,景观,输入准入,土地所有权,扩展服务和社会文化信仰的统计分析.
主要成果:
- 农民采用土著气候适应实践受到社会人口统计因素,农业资本,景观,输入可访问性和成本,土地所有权,扩展服务和社会文化信仰的重大影响.
- 这些因素在5%的水平上具有统计学意义.
- 鉴定出来的因素限制了采用改进的农业实践,包括气候智能农业.
结论:
- 该研究得出结论,社会经济,文化和可访问性因素显著影响农民对土著实践的选择.
- 这些因素目前限制了气候智能农业的广泛采用.
- 将气候智能农业纳入主流需要整合这些上下文因素,以满足农民的需求,增强粮食安全和减少贫困.
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