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Farmers' perception of climate change and climate-smart agriculture in northern Benin, west Africa

dc.contributor.authorMoutouama, F.T.
dc.contributor.authorTepa-Yotto, G.
dc.contributor.authorAgboton, C.
dc.contributor.authorGbaguidi, B.
dc.contributor.authorSekabira, H.
dc.contributor.authorTamo, M.
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-23T12:25:03Z
dc.date.available2023-01-23T12:25:03Z
dc.date.issued2022-05-31
dc.identifier.citationMoutouama, F.T., Tepa-Yotto, G., Agboton, C., Gbaguidi, B., Sekabira, H. & Tamò, M. (2022). Farmers’ perception of climate change and climate-smart agriculture in northern Benin, west Africa. Agronomy, 12(6), 1-15.
dc.identifier.issn2073-4395
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/8014
dc.description.abstractClimate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) is an approach that identifies actions needed to transform and reorganize agricultural systems to effectively support agricultural development and ensure food security in the face of climate change. In this study, we assessed farmers’ perception of climate change, available CSA practices (CSAP) and the determinants of CSAP adoption in northern Benin. A list of CSAP was generated from a workshop with different stakeholders. Face-to-face interviews were then carried out with 368 farmers selected based on stratified random sampling in the study area. Binomial generalized mixed-effect models were run to analyze the relation between socio-demographic characteristics and the use of CSAP. CSAP were evaluated using a three-point Likert scale and the frequency of agreement with the statement that the selected practices meet the pillars of CSA. More than 60% of farmers had heard about climate change, and more than 80% had observed changes in temperature, rainfall amounts and distribution. Thirty-one CSAP were identified in the area, and only 11 were known by more than 50% of farmers. Out of the 12 selected CSAP for the assessment of adoption and evaluation, seven (7) were used by more than 50% of those who knew them. Farmers agreed with the statements that the evaluated practices improved farm productivity and adaptation to climate change but did not mitigate climate change. Ethnic group and education level were the two major factors that significantly determined the use of the evaluated CSAP.
dc.description.sponsorshipAccelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa
dc.description.sponsorshipWorld Bank
dc.format.extent1-15
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectClimate Smart Agriculture
dc.subjectBenin
dc.subjectAgroecology
dc.subjectAdoption
dc.subjectAgriculture
dc.subjectWest Africa
dc.titleFarmers' perception of climate change and climate-smart agriculture in northern Benin, west Africa
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpGrain Legumes
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversité Nationale d’Agriculture, Bénin
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryBenin (Dahomey)
cg.coverage.hubHeadquarters and Western Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeBiotech and Plant Breeding
cg.researchthemePlant Production and Health
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidMOUTOUAMA:2022
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectClimate Change
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectPlant Ecology
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.journalAgronomy
cg.notesOpen Access Journal; Published online: 31 May 2022
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12061348
cg.iitaauthor.identifierFidele MOUTOUAMA: 0000-0002-8023-5082
cg.iitaauthor.identifierGhislain Tepa-Yotto: 0000-0002-9650-8313
cg.iitaauthor.identifierBRICE GBAGUIDI: 0000-0002-8902-7888
cg.iitaauthor.identifierHARUNA SEKABIRA: 0000-0001-5675-7211
cg.iitaauthor.identifierManuele Tamò: 0000-0002-5863-7421
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cg.identifier.issue6
cg.identifier.volume12


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