Enhancing Farmer Resilience through Profitable and Farmer-Acceptable Climate Smart Technologies and Practices | Chapter 1 | Research Highlights in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 9

Climate change is a important danger that progressively influences farm-level resolutions, accompanying laborers doubtful about what to plant, when, and that practices to use. This branch presents results and occurrences from a study on the appropriateness and grower reputation of various Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) alternatives for maize-berry result in dryness-liable regions of Uganda. The study presents key verdicts that maybe appropriate to many substitute Saharan African nations. On-farm research was transported in Rakai and Nakasongola communities all along 2020 and 2021. Variables contained: establishiing date (early vs late); differences [average beans (NABE 4 and NAROBEAN 2), and maize (Longe 5 and Bazooka)]; intercropping against clean stand; and fertiliser use [fertilizer, Diammonium phosphate (DAP) unique or as a alliance). These situations were used on six ranchers’ fields as replicates. Early establishiing happened in yields of maize and beans that were 16% and until 46% better over the course of two together age than late setting, developing in Benefit/Cost (B/C) percentages for maize and beans that were 14-28% and 18-43% taller, individually. The yields of maize and beans were dropped by intercropping by 16–25% and 52–57%, individually. The B/C was capital for singular maize attended by intercropping, and slightest for singular beans. Fertilizer (DAP) was most advantageous when secondhand on maize sort Bazooka early-cultivated as singular crop, trailed by intercrop. Manure utilisation was better for crops that were cultivated late. These practices were more advantageous when secondhand together as a bundle, for two together crops. Farmers' communication emphasised the significance of early establishiing and fertiliser use; still, the adulthood of producers pronounced they would implement as well two of the proven practises.

Author(s) Details:

Onesmus Semalulu,
National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), P.O. Box 7065, Kampala, Uganda.

Patrick Kibaya,
Uganda Chartered Healthnet, P.O Box 16571, Kampala, Uganda, Kampala, Uganda.

Stewart Kyebogola,
Jinja District Local Government, P.O. Box 1551, Jinja, Uganda.

Edson Mworozi,
Uganda Chartered Healthnet, P.O Box 16571, Kampala, Uganda, Kampala, Uganda.

Nelson Sewankambo,
FHI 360, 1825 Connecticut Ave, Washington DC, 20009, USA.

Berhane Gebru,
FHI 360, 1825 Connecticut Ave, Washington DC, 20009, USA.

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Keywords: Climate change adaptation, cost-effectiveness, decision making, integrated soil fertility management, technology adoption

Investigating and Assessment of Weather Forecasting Needs of Smallholder Farmers for Climate Change Adaptation in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia | Chapter 1 | International Research in Environment, Geography and Earth Science Vol. 4

 

In Ethiopia, climate change is set to hit the agricultural sector adversely and cause considerable
negative impacts particularly for smallholder farmers. Weather information is one of the requirements
for effective climate change adaptation in Ethiopia, where Agriculture is the backbone of the economy.
This study made during 2011/12 investigates whether smallholder farmers, development agents and
organizations in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia have access to weather information and
consequently use it in their agricultural activities to overcome adverse impacts of climate change. For
this study, data were collected and analyzed from 200 randomly selected households, 34
development agents and 18 experts of different organizations in four districts (Meki, Melkassa, Miesso
and Ziway) representing the same agro-ecological settings in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia. The
result revealed that the adaptation capacity of farmers in using weather information are constrained by language problems, difficulty in understanding forecast terminology, absence of a center for
coordination and downscaling weather information at local level and inconsistency in the time of
information provision were the common problems identified in the study area. A new weather
information delivery system is proposed which enables effective and location and purpose specific
weather information delivery to farming communities and other stakeholders in the agricultural sector.

Author(s) Details

Hirut Getachew Feleke
Department of Plant Science, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Science, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia.

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