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DOI	10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26097
	Identifying impacts & adaptation strategies for tropical fruit farms affected by extreme weather events in sub-tropical Australia: Stakeholders' insights
	Haque, Sabrina; Akbar, Delwar; Kinnear, Susan
发表日期	2024
EISSN	2405-8440
起始页码	10
结束页码	4
卷号	10 期号:4
英文摘要	Extreme weather events (EWEs) have significant effects on the productivity, profitability and sustainability of agricultural enterprises and supply chains. Australia is acknowledged as a highly susceptible developed country in relation to experiencing impacts from global climate change. Particularly, the Central Queensland (CQ) region has experienced several recent severe weather events which has made stakeholders worried about the financial resilience and sustainability of their businesses along with the farmers. Although various Australian research has explored the biophysical effects of extreme weather on pome and citrus fruits, very little is known about the business impacts of EWEs on tropical fruits, and how the perceptions of stakeholders can play significant roles in constructing and implementing policies relevant to the tropical fruit farming sector. To fill this gap, this study explored stakeholder insights relating to the impacts of EWEs and relevant adaptation strategies used in tropical fruit farming businesses in sub -tropical Australia. A qualitative research approach was undertaken, involving in-depth interviews with key stakeholders from the tropical fruit farming supply chain, with data being analysed by thematic content analysis. Stakeholders indicated that in the previous five years, EWEs had impacted tropical fruit farming businesses and their related support industries and organisations in multiple ways. This study revealed that farmers' lack of knowledge about available adaptation options, amongst other things, are obstacles preventing the industry from becoming more resilient. Several steps were identified to improve the speed and effectiveness of adaptation at the farm level, including further strategic planning and collaboration amongst state government, local government, farmers and associated industry parties; as well as the importance of farmers being selfprepared for future EWEs. To achieve the latter, stakeholders noted that farmers required industry -level support, including training, tools, and technologies. These findings will be of interest for fruit farming industry stakeholders, policy makers and relevant researchers, particularly for the many tropical coastal communities across the world, now finding themselves being impacted by EWEs.
英文关键词	Tropical fruits; Extreme weather events; Stakeholder perceptions; Thematic analysis
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
WOS类目	Multidisciplinary Sciences
WOS记录号	WOS:001187939600001
来源期刊	HELIYON
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/290767
作者单位	Central Queensland University; Central Queensland University
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Haque, Sabrina,Akbar, Delwar,Kinnear, Susan. Identifying impacts & adaptation strategies for tropical fruit farms affected by extreme weather events in sub-tropical Australia: Stakeholders' insights[J],2024,10(4).
APA	Haque, Sabrina,Akbar, Delwar,&Kinnear, Susan.(2024).Identifying impacts & adaptation strategies for tropical fruit farms affected by extreme weather events in sub-tropical Australia: Stakeholders' insights.HELIYON,10(4).
MLA	Haque, Sabrina,et al."Identifying impacts & adaptation strategies for tropical fruit farms affected by extreme weather events in sub-tropical Australia: Stakeholders' insights".HELIYON 10.4(2024).