Spindell Berck / Berck / Di Falco Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa

Food Security in a Changing Environment
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-1-351-36950-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 454 Seiten

Reihe: Environment for Development

A changing climate is likely to have a drastic impact on crop yields in Africa. The purpose of this book is to document the effects of climate change on agriculture in Africa and to discuss strategies for adaptation to hotter weather and less predictable rainfall. These strategies include promoting opportunities for farmers to adopt technologies that produce optimal results in terms of crop yield and income under local agro-ecological and socioeconomic conditions.
The focus is on sub-Saharan Africa, an area that is already affected by changing patterns of heat and rainfall. Because of the high prevalence of subsistence farming, food insecurity, and extreme poverty in this region, there is a great need for practical adaptation strategies. The book includes empirical research in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa,Tanzania, and other Sub-Saharan countries,and the conclusion summarizes policy-relevant findings from the chapters.
It is aimed at advancedstudents, researchers, extension and development practitioners, and officials of government agencies, NGOs, and funding agencies. Italso will providesupplementaryreading for courses in environment and development and in agricultural economics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Spindell Berck, Cyndi

Berck, Peter

Di Falco, Salvatore

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Tropische Landwirtschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Cyndi Spindell Berck, Peter Berck, Salvatore Di Falco, and Poojan Thakrar

Part I: Climate Science, Agronomic and Agro-Ecological Factors

Understanding Adaptation to Climate Change

Peter Berck

Mapping Vulnerability to Climate Change of the Farming Sector in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia: A Micro-level Perspective

Zenebe Gebreegziabher, Alemu Mekonnen, Rahel Deribe, Jonse Bane, and Samuel Abera Zewdie

Climate Change and Food Security in Kenya

Jane Kabubo-Mariara and Millicent Kabara.

Part II: On-farm Practices Related to Food Crop Productivity

Adaptation to Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Agriculture: Assessing the Evidence and Rethinking the Drivers

Salvatore Di Falco

Maize Intensification among Smallholder Farmers in Kenya: Understanding the Impacts of Climate

Martina Bozzola, Melinda Smale and Salvatore Di Falco

Adaptation to Climate Change by Smallholder Farmers in Tanzania

Coretha Komba and Edwin Muchapondwa

Risk Preferences and the Poverty Trap: A Look at Farm Technology Uptake amongst Smallholder Farmers in the Matzikama Municipality

Hafsah Jumare, Martine Visser and Kerri Brick

Good Things Come in Packages: Sustainable Intensification Systems for Smallholder Farmers

Cyndi Spindell Berck and Hailemariam Teklewold

Part III: On-farm Practices Other Than Those Related to Food Crop Productivity

Climate Change Adaptation and Livestock Activity Choice in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia: An Economic Analysis

Tsegazeab Gebremariam and Zenebe Gebreegziabher

The Distributive Effect and Food Security Implications of Biofuels Investment in Ethiopia: A CGE Analysis

Zenebe Gebreegziabher, Alemu Mekonnen, Tadele Ferede, Fantu Guta, Jörgen Levin, Gunnar Köhlin, Tekie Alemu, and Lars Bohlin

Climate Change and Post-Harvest Agriculture

Martin J. Chegere

Part IV: Gender Issues

Contribution of Small-Holder Agriculture to Daily Calories, Macro-Nutrients, Minerals and Vitamins in Male- and Female-Headed Farm Households in Sub-Saharan Africa

Byela Tibesigwa, Martine Visser, Razack Lokina, and Richard Zadocky Jacob

Gender-differentiated Impacts of Climate Variability in Ethiopia: A Micro-Simulation Approach

Tesfamicheal Wossen
Part V: The Broader Development Context

The Land Certification Program in Ethiopia: A Review of Achievements, Constraints and Opportunities

Mintewab Bezabih Ayele and Hailu Elias

Migration as an Adaptation Strategy to Weather Variability: An Instrumental Variables Probit Analysis

Yonas Alem, Mathilde Maurel, and Katrin Millock

A Changing Climate in a Changing Land

Cyndi Spindell Berck, Peter Berck, and Tyler N. Jacobson

Part VI: Conclusion and Policy Implications

Conclusion
Cyndi Spindell Berck, Peter Berck, Salvatore Di Falco, and Poojan Thakrar

Über Autor(innen)

Cyndi Spindell Berck,M.P.P., J.D.,is the principal of International Academic Editorial Services, based in Orinda, California, USA,and Managing Editor of the EfD Discussion Paper series and Research Brief series.
Peter Berck is Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Policy and S.J. Hall Professor of Forestry, University of California, Berkeley, USA. He is Editor-in-Chief of the EfD Discussion Paper Series.

Salvatore Di Falco is Professor of Environmental Economics and Director of the Institute of Economics and Econometrics, Geneva School of Economics and Management, University of Geneva, Switzerland.