Raphael B. Mkisi, Roger Tormoehlen

Agriculture Extension role in smallholder farmer adaption to climate change

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is about the study that was conducted in Blantyre District of Malawi which was aimed at determining the roles of agricultural extension in promoting smallholder farmers successful adaptation to the changing climate. To accomplish this objective one hundred and thirty smallholder farmers were recruited to participate in the study. Using a questionnaire designed by the researcher, data was collected to determine the smallholder farmers' perceptions on climate change and its major effects on agricultural livelihoods. This study sought to determine adaptation practices that were being utilized by the smallholder farmers to moderate the effects of climate change on agriculture as well as the role of agricultural extension, presently and in the future, in building the adaptive ability to respond to climate change. This book will help policy makers in understanding and appreciating the critical role the public extension service in Malawi play and the need to invest in it. It will also help extension practitioners and promoters of climate smart agricultural technologies to select approaches that will increase knowledge in farmers regarding climate change and variability.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 84
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 143g
• ISBN-13: 9786139848102
• ISBN-10: 6139848105
• Artikelnr.: 54464131

Autorenporträt

Raphael B. Mkisi arbeitet mit dem Karonga District Council zusammen, um die landwirtschaftliche Produktivität durch die Einführung guter landwirtschaftlicher Praktiken, einschließlich klimafreundlicher Technologien, zu fördern. Er verfügt über 15 Jahre Berufserfahrung in der landwirtschaftlichen Beratung für Ernährungssicherheit und Existenzsicherungsprogramme, Management natürlicher Ressourcen, Klimawandel und Resilienzinitiativen.