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DOI	10.1080/14735903.2023.2293588
	Climate change awareness and adaptation strategies by smallholder farmers in semi-arid areas of Zimbabwe
	Madamombe, Sandra Makaita; Ng'ang'a, Stanley Karanja; Oborn, Ingrid; Nyamadzawo, George; Chirinda, Ngonidzashe; Kihara, Job; Nkurunziza, Libere
通讯作者	Madamombe, SM
来源期刊	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY
ISSN	1473-5903
EISSN	1747-762X
出版年	2024
卷号	22 期号:1
英文摘要	Agricultural production, food, nutrition and income security of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are threatened by extreme weather events, such as increased frequency of mid-season dry spells and increased temperatures. Their impacts are exacerbated by the prevalence of sandy soils, characterized by limited water and nutrient retention capacity leading to low crop productivity. In this study, we aimed at assessing farmers' awareness of extreme weather events, identify adaptation strategies and evaluate maize yield from different soil fertility and water management practices. A household survey including 245 smallholder farmers in Marange, Zimbabwe was carried out. The results revealed that farmers were aware of and had experienced extreme weather events. Among adaptation strategies used were soil water-harvesting, use of improved varieties, mulching and planting trees. Maize yield remains significantly low, averaging 0.62 t ha-1 among farmers using some forms of soil fertility and water management strategies. To further understand the reason for low maize yields and improve climate change related adaptation strategies, more research is needed to quantify and confirm management practices applied by farmers, such as fertilizer use and rates, water and nutrient management, use of improved varieties as well as socio-economic factors.
英文关键词	Extreme weather maize soil and water management
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold, Green Published
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:001141979900001
WOS关键词	DROUGHT TOLERANT MAIZE ; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ; ADOPTION ; AGRICULTURE ; MANAGEMENT ; DETERMINANTS ; TECHNOLOGIES ; INTENSITY ; OPTIONS ; IMPACT
WOS类目	Agriculture, Multidisciplinary ; Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
WOS研究方向	Agriculture ; Science & Technology - Other Topics
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/404189
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Madamombe, Sandra Makaita,Ng'ang'a, Stanley Karanja,Oborn, Ingrid,et al. Climate change awareness and adaptation strategies by smallholder farmers in semi-arid areas of Zimbabwe[J],2024,22(1).
APA	Madamombe, Sandra Makaita.,Ng'ang'a, Stanley Karanja.,Oborn, Ingrid.,Nyamadzawo, George.,Chirinda, Ngonidzashe.,...&Nkurunziza, Libere.(2024).Climate change awareness and adaptation strategies by smallholder farmers in semi-arid areas of Zimbabwe.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY,22(1).
MLA	Madamombe, Sandra Makaita,et al."Climate change awareness and adaptation strategies by smallholder farmers in semi-arid areas of Zimbabwe".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY 22.1(2024).