期刊名称：International Journal of Development and Sustainability
印刷版ISSN：2186-8662
出版年度：2019
卷号：8
期号：10
页码：713-721
出版社：International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS)
摘要：This paper assessed the effect of climate change and examined how smallholder farmers adapted to weather changes in semi-arid regions. The smallholder farmers in Masvingo are vulnerable to the effects of climate change due to their marginal location, low levels of technology, and lack of other essential farming resources. The research utilised small grains and long grains smallholder in the research area. The study used a Multinomial Logit model to investigate the factors influencing a household’s decision to choose different livelihood strategies as a result of climate warming experienced in Zimbabwe. In the model, the dependent variables included four livelihood strategies while the explanatory variables included various household social-economic and institutional factors. The results obtained from the multinomial logistic regression model established that four variables (education, climate warming, access to inputs and access to credit) were found to be significant in determining the adoption of small grains farming strategy in the study area up to less than 10% probability level. Smallholder farmers who did not adopt small grains farming indicated that limited land size, shortage of labour as well as access to small grains seeds inputs were the major impediments to adopt small grains farming. The majority of smallholder farmers pointed out high frequency of droughts, drying up of rivers, dams and wells, and changes in timing and pattern of seasons as evidence of climate change. The study recommends growing of small grains which are drought resistant and improving water management practices.
关键词：Climate Change; Smallholder Farmers; Livelihood Strategies; Small Grains
