Farmers’ adaptation strategies in agriculture production in a changing climate: case study of Rombo district.
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2016
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University of Dar es Salaam
Abstract
This study examined farmers adaptation strategies in agriculture production in changing climate.
Data for this study were collected in Nguduni and Mahango village in Rombo Districts using
quabtitative and qualitative techniques. To capture adguate information 5% (80) of total
households were randomly selected and 5 key informant and four focus group discusion were
purposelvely selected. The data collected were analysed by descriptive statistics and content
analysis. The study findings indicate that farmers perceive Temperature and Rainfall to have
changed. About 42.5% of respondents interviewed perceived that, temperature has increased, but
rainfall has decreased for the past 30 years. However, farmers claimed that the onset and session
of rainfall has also changed. Change in rainfall and temperature has impacted agriculture in the
study area. Based on farmers crop yield has declined leading to food and income shortage among
the households. To adapt to climate change impacts, farmers have taken some efforts to adjust
their farming practice by changing planting period, switching to high and early mature crops,
planting drought resistant crop and adopt water conservation techniques. However, farmer’s
efforts to adapt to climate change have been obstructed by limited financial capacity, lack of
substantial agricultural information such as weather forecasting and inadequate knowledge about
climate change. The study recommends local adaptation strategies to be streamlined to relevant
policies in order to enhance local farmers’ adaptive.
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Available in print form, East Africana Collection, Dr. Wilbert Chagula Library, Class mark (THS EAF S600.7.C54T34K38)
Keywords
Crops and climate, Agriculture, Climatic changes, Rombo district, Tanzania
Citation
Kauki, B. G. (2016). Farmers’ adaptation strategies in agriculture production in a changing climate: case study of Rombo district. Master dissertation, University of Dar es Salaam.