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DOI	10.1016/j.crm.2018.12.004
	Adapting to changing climate through improving adaptive capacity at the local level – The case of smallholder horticultural producers in Ghana
	Williams P.A.; Crespo O.; Abu M.
发表日期	2019
ISSN	2212-0963
起始页码	1859
结束页码	1878
卷号	23
英文摘要	The consequences of changing climate are often negatively impacting agricultural production, particularly vulnerable smallholder farmers. Smallholder systems heterogeneity requires local specific climate adaptation for reducing the negative impacts of changing climate in regions heavily relying on small farms agriculture. This study examined the trend in climate in Ghana, how smallholder horticultural farmers perceive this changing climate and how they are responding to its perceived effects. A survey of 480 resource-constrained horticultural producers was conducted in two municipalities of Ghana. Descriptive analysis and Weighted Average Index were employed to rank identified adaptation strategies and challenges. The results showed that farmers are already experiencing increasing temperature and declining rainfall patterns consistent with trends of observed climate changing in the last two decades. To reduce vulnerability and improve resilience of smallholders’ production activities, a range of farmer driven soil, water and crop conservation measures and farm management practices are being adopted. The most important adaptation practices identified include fertilization, supplementary irrigation, crop rotation, intercropping and mixed farming. Enhancing households’ climate adaptive capacity is dependent on factors such as improved access to financial resources, climate and production information, market accessibility, farm equipment, storage facilities and other institutional support. To facilitate effective and successful adaptation at the local level, government and institutional support are recommended to complement households’ autonomous strategies for improved decision-making, adaptation plans and actions. © 2018 The Authors
英文关键词	Adaptation; Adaptive capacity; Climate variability; Ghana; Horticulture; Smallholder farmers
来源期刊	Climate Risk Management
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/183227
作者单位	Climate System Analysis Group, Environmental and Geographical Science Department, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700, South Africa; CSIR – Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, Box CT 519, Accra, Ghana; Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana, Legon-Accra, Ghana
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Williams P.A.,Crespo O.,Abu M.. Adapting to changing climate through improving adaptive capacity at the local level – The case of smallholder horticultural producers in Ghana[J],2019,23.
APA	Williams P.A.,Crespo O.,&Abu M..(2019).Adapting to changing climate through improving adaptive capacity at the local level – The case of smallholder horticultural producers in Ghana.Climate Risk Management,23.
MLA	Williams P.A.,et al."Adapting to changing climate through improving adaptive capacity at the local level – The case of smallholder horticultural producers in Ghana".Climate Risk Management 23(2019).