采用和减缓的途径:马拉维农村良好农业实践的动态视角
Nancy McCarthy1, Giuseppe Maggio2, Romina Cavatassi3
1LEAD Analytics, 5136 Nebraska Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20008, United States.
Journal of environmental management
|October 4, 2024
概括
信息传播大大促进了小型农民采用适应气候变化的农业实践. 然而,学习机制和气候条件的有效性因实践类型而异,凸显出需要灵活解决方案.
科学领域:
- 农业经济学 农业经济学
- 适应气候变化 适应气候变化
- 发展研究 发展研究 研究
背景情况:
- 撒哈拉以南非洲的小农在采用气候适应性实践方面面临挑战.
- 限定的采用阻碍了对天气冲击和气候变化缓解的抵御力.
- 了解采用动态对于有效的农业发展计划至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估马拉维采用良好农业实践的动态.
- 评估信息传播,学习机制和气候条件如何影响采用途径.
- 确定推动采用气候变化适应战略的决定因素.
主要方法:
- 利用了来自马拉维可持续农业生产计划 (SAPP) 的三波面板数据.
- 雇佣的采用路径树可视化采用模式.
- 进行了多项逻辑模型来分析影响采用类别的因素.
主要成果:
- 信息传播和更广泛的学习机会显著增加了采用可能性.
- 气候条件和通过观察学习对普遍采用的影响有限.
- 对于土地密集型实践,干旱/大雨地区和通过观察学习的增强采用,而信息共享的影响较小.
结论:
- 信息传播对于促进适应气候变化的农业至关重要,但其机制因实践类型而异.
- 农民收养路径是灵活的,许多家庭不持续收养.
- 促进提高对气候变化的适应能力的灵活实践对于小农来说至关重要.
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