Role of climate change awareness in sustainable soil nutrient management by smallholder farms in Burkina Faso

cg.contactboundia@gmail.comen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.centerPolytechnic University of Bobo-Dioulassoen_US
cg.contributor.centerWest African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use - WASCALen_US
cg.contributor.centerKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology - KNUSTen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security - CCAFSen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes - GLen_US
cg.contributor.funderCGIAR System Organization - CGIARen_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-institutePolytechnic University of Bobo-Dioulassoen_US
cg.coverage.countryBFen_US
cg.coverage.end-date2018-02-01en_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.start-date2017-01-01en_US
cg.creator.idLe, Quang Bao: 0000-0001-8514-1088en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.5897/AJAR2017.12939en_US
cg.issn1991-637Xen_US
cg.issue6en_US
cg.journalAfrican Journal of Agricultural Researchen_US
cg.subject.agrovocclimate changeen_US
cg.subject.agrovocburkina fasoen_US
cg.subject.agrovocperceptionen_US
cg.subject.agrovocMaizeen_US
cg.subject.agrovocSorghumen_US
cg.subject.agrovocCottonen_US
cg.subject.agrovocPearl milleten_US
cg.volume13en_US
dc.contributorOuédraogo, Dénisen_US
dc.contributorLe, Quang Baoen_US
dc.contributorOdai, Samuel Niien_US
dc.creatorThiombiano, Boundia Alexandreen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-09T09:18:39Z
dc.date.available2018-12-09T09:18:39Z
dc.description.abstractClimate change effects are threats to the livelihood of Sub-Saharan smallholder farms. Farmers’ response and readiness to take adaptive measures depend on how they perceive (perception) and moreover understand and recognize the causes (awareness) of climate change. Most studies used interchangeably perception and awareness to climate change. Taking the example of soil nutrient management, this study demonstrated the importance of distinguishing awareness from perception in climate change adaptation studies and for policy design. The study was conducted in South-western Burkina Faso. Using a semi-structured questionnaire, 360 households were surveyed. Rainfall variation and onset of the cropping season were used as climate change evidences to assess climate change perception and awareness. Descriptive statistics and Z-test were run. Results showed that beyond climate change perception, farmers largely took adaptive measures when they understand and can explain causes of climate change. Therefore, climate change adaptation studies and policy interventions should distinguish awareness from perception, and policy design should stress on raising climate change awareness of smallholder farmers.en_US
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dc.identifierhttps://academicjournals.org/journal/AJAR/article-abstract/344A5A555900en_US
dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/downloadmelspace/hash/5a1596ab29d142a58c3bd117ffee24d3/v/3681f39fbf3216acec0f05eb1535b20fen_US
dc.identifier.citationBoundia Alexandre Thiombiano, Dénis Ouédraogo, Quang Bao Le, Samuel Nii Odai. (8/2/2018). Role of climate change awareness in sustainable soil nutrient management by smallholder farms in Burkina Faso. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 13 (6), pp. 294-301.en_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/8815
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherAcademic Journalsen_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-4.0en_US
dc.sourceAfrican Journal of Agricultural Research;13,(2018) Pagination 294-301en_US
dc.subjectagricultural livelihood systemen_US
dc.subjectsustainable soil managementen_US
dc.subjectawarenessen_US
dc.titleRole of climate change awareness in sustainable soil nutrient management by smallholder farms in Burkina Fasoen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dcterms.available2018-02-08en_US
dcterms.extent294-301en_US

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