Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Shubhi Patel, R. K. Mall, Abhiraj Chaturvedi, Rakesh Singh, Ramesh Chand
Summary: This study aimed to understand farmers' perception of climate change and its impact on agriculture. The results showed that a large percentage of farmers perceived changes in temperature and rainfall, and believed that these changes reduced production and revenue. The majority of farmers adopted strategies such as shifting sowing dates, changing crop varieties, and increasing irrigation, while resource saving strategies were not considered. The motivation behind farmers' adaptation choices was monetary benefit rather than knowledge. Constructive policies should prioritize raising awareness and sensitizing farmers through a participatory approach.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Saeedeh Nazari Nooghabi, Hossein Azadi, Luuk Fleskens, Kristina Janeckova, Petr Sklenicka, Frank Witlox
Summary: This study used a qualitative and quantitative approach to classify factors influencing wheat farmers' vulnerability in a province in Iran. The prime factor affecting vulnerability from the agricultural specialists' viewpoint was social factor farm management, while the dominant factor from the perspective of elite wheat farmers was economic factor the costs of equipment, fertilizer, and machines and their maintenance. The results suggest the need for timely training for farmers during crisis periods and government support in the form of compensation and loans.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Synnove Stoverud Beitnes, Birgit Kopainsky, Kerstin Potthoff
Summary: Climate change and extreme weather events pose significant challenges to food production and security worldwide. This study examines Norwegian farmers' response to the dry summer of 2018, revealing that improving buffer capacity and utilizing networks and resources were key strategies. However, structural changes in the agricultural sector may hinder future improvements in buffer capacity. To achieve long-term resilience, political encouragement and economic support for climate change adaptation are necessary.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Shantelle Spencer, Tida Samateh, Katharina Wabnitz, Susannah Mayhew, Haddijatou Allen, Ana Bonell
Summary: Pregnant farmers in The Gambia face significant heat stress while working outdoors and utilize various adaptive techniques to reduce its impact. Factors such as age, marital status, and socioeconomic status play a role in shaping women's ability to mitigate heat exposure. Participants demonstrated high awareness of climate change and provided valuable insights into adaptation.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Muhammad Faisal Ali, Sobia Rose
Summary: The study identified farmers' perceptions and adaptations to climate change, highlighting important determinants of adaptation. Lack of access to climate information, irrigation resources, and knowledge about appropriate adaptations were key constraints in the adaptation process. Improving institutional support and capacity could help improve the situation and benefit the economy of Pakistan.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ayodeji Ogunleye, Ayodeji Kehinde, Ashok Mishra, Abiodun Ogundeji
Summary: The study found that farmers' participation in social capital networks significantly influences the adoption of climate change adaptation strategies, leading to increased yield and farm revenue for plot managers who adopted these strategies. Significant differences were also observed in the years of membership in the social capital networks, access to information, and market between farm managers who adopted climate change adaptation strategies and those who did not.
Article
Geography
Weijun Wang, Xueyan Zhao, Hua Li, Qin Zhang
Summary: This study focused on the impact of social capital on the choice of climate change adaptation strategies for farmers in high-frigid ecological vulnerable areas, with results showing significant differences in adoption based on different social networks, social trust, and social norms.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Bengu Everest
Summary: The study focuses on farmers' adaptation to climate change through Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) and the adoption of CSA categories. Results show high application potential of CSA categories among farmers, with factors influencing decisions being education, participation in agricultural meetings, land size, and agricultural income. These factors may guide policymakers in taking measures against climate change.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Krishna Viswanatha Reddy, Venkatesh Paramesh, Vadivel Arunachalam, Bappa Das, P. Ramasundaram, Malay Pramanik, Shankarappa Sridhara, D. Damodar Reddy, Abed Alataway, Ahmed Z. Dewidar, Mohamed A. Mattar
Summary: Climate change is a major obstacle for agricultural development in developing countries. Farmers' perceptions of climate change and their adaptation strategies are crucial in mitigating and adapting to climate change effects. A study in Goa, India, revealed that a majority of farmers have experienced climate change, leading to declining crop and livestock productivity. Farmers are adapting through crop diversification and integrated crop-livestock systems. Policymakers should support climate-resilient agriculture systems to help farmers cope with climate change and enhance their economic wellbeing.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zarin Tasnim, Sourav Mohan Saha, Md. Emran Hossain, Md. Akhtaruzzaman Khan
Summary: This study assessed wheat farmers' perceptions of climate change and identified major adaptation strategies, factors influencing adaptations, and barriers to effective adaptation. The results revealed that farmers experienced more frequent droughts due to higher temperatures, decreased and irregular precipitation, reduced water availability, and shorter winter seasons over the last two decades. Key adaptation strategies identified were more irrigation, switching to other crops, and changing fertilizer and insecticide usage. Factors influencing farmers' adaptation decisions included farming experience, access to climate information and extension services, access to subsidies, farm size, family size, and electricity for irrigation. Limited access to climate information, inadequate knowledge of appropriate adaptation measures, and low price of wheat represented major barriers to adaptation. The study recommends strengthening agricultural research and extension services to farmers to develop effective adaptation strategies to climate change.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zarin Tasnim, Sourav Mohan Saha, Md Emran Hossain, Md Akhtaruzzaman Khan
Summary: This study assessed wheat farmers' perceptions of climate change, identified major adaptation strategies, factors influencing adaptations, and barriers to effective adaptation by surveying 160 wheat farmers in northwest Bangladesh. The results revealed that farmers experienced more frequent droughts and other climate-related challenges, leading to the adoption of adaptation strategies such as increased irrigation and switching to other crops. Factors influencing adaptation decisions include farming experience, access to climate information and extension services, access to subsidies, and farm and family size. Limited access to climate information and knowledge, as well as low wheat prices, represented major barriers to effective adaptation.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Maryam Shariatzadeh, Masoud Bijani
Summary: This study investigated the impact of farmers' time perspective on their adaptation behavior and capacity towards climate change, with a focus on water scarcity. The findings showed that farmers' adaptation behavior was moderate and mostly present-oriented. There was a significant difference in adaptation behavior among farmers with different time perspectives. Furthermore, the analysis revealed that time perspective indirectly affects adaptation behavior through its impact on adaptation capacity.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Development Studies
Lin Li, Jianjun Jin, Rui He, Foyuan Kuang, Chenyang Zhang, Xin Qiu
Summary: This study explores the effects of social capital on farmers' choices of climate change adaptation behavior in Dazu District, China. The results show that trust in agricultural technology extension service centers and agricultural income share have the largest impact on farmers' climate change adaptation behavior.
CLIMATE AND DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Ghulam Mustafa, Bader Alhafi Alotaibi, Roshan K. Nayak
Summary: This study assessed farmers' climate change awareness in Pakistan and found that the majority of respondents were aware of climate change but had differing perceptions of it. Education, experience, distance to markets, access to agricultural credit, and marketing of produce were found to be significantly related to farmers' climate change awareness. The study also showed that climate change awareness is a significant predictor of adaptation to climate change. Therefore, there is a need to reshape households' perception of climate change and enhance farmers' climate change awareness through existing extension services.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Jiao Chen, Funing Zhong, Dingqiang Sun
Summary: Farmers' adaptive strategies to climate change are crucial for food security and sustainable environment development. However, a comprehensive evaluation of farmers' adaptations and their potential impacts on climate change is lacking. This study conducted a systematic literature review on farmers' adaptation strategies in China and found that crop variety management, rescheduling farming, increasing production inputs, increasing irrigation, and crop structure management were frequently reported strategies. However, sustainable adaptations such as improving farmland's ecological environment and agronomic water-saving irrigation received less attention. Farmers in northern China were more actively adapting to climate change compared to their counterparts in southern China. Moreover, some high adoption ratio adaptations, like increased chemical inputs, might contribute to increased greenhouse gas emissions and accelerated climate change.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Biology
Adam Bode, Liisa Kuula
Summary: Romantic love is a highly studied topic, and this article summarizes the research findings on the association between romantic love and sleep variations. It explains how people in love may experience changes in their sleep and discusses the potential evolutionary purposes behind these variations. The article concludes by suggesting future research directions in this area.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Adam Bode, Phillip S. Kavanagh
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between romantic love and the behavioral activation system. The findings show that the BAS-SLO Scale explains 8.89% of the variance in the intensity of romantic love. The scale may have potential use in future research.
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Adam Bode, Geoff Kushnick
Summary: This article provides an integrative review of romantic love, covering its mechanisms, development, function, and phylogeny. The study reveals that romantic love is influenced by social, psychological, genetic, neural, and endocrine mechanisms, exists across the human lifespan, and serves functions related to mate choice, courtship, sex, and pair bonding.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kate Dolan, Ana Rodas, Adam Bode
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRISONER HEALTH
(2015)