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dc.contributor.authorde Sousa, Kaue
dc.contributor.authorCasanoves, Fernando
dc.contributor.authorSellare, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorOspina, Alejandra
dc.contributor.authorSuchini, Jose Gabriel
dc.contributor.authorAguilar, Amilcar
dc.contributor.authorMercado, Leida
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-18T09:46:19Z
dc.date.available2019-03-18T09:46:19Z
dc.date.created2018-10-04T07:03:00Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Rural Studies. 2018, 64 11-19.nb_NO
dc.identifier.issn0743-0167
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2590423
dc.description.abstractCentral America is one of the regions with the highest vulnerability to climate change, with negative effects projected to affect its economy and food security. To address this issue, an integrative farm management approach such as Climate-Smart Agriculture can help reorient agricultural practices towards climate adaptation and food security. Past studies have shown that several factors can either hinder or encourage the adoptions of Climate-Smart practices, including subjective expectations and perceptions. Building on this literature, we analyze farmers' climate awareness and their perceptions regarding the change in climate patterns as well as their choices of farming practices to adapt to these changes. We show that reforestation was the preferred adaptation strategy among interviewed farmers and that educational profiles and the size of landholdings drive the adoption of this and other practices. Soil management and introduction of new crops are preferred by literate farms with large farmlands, whereas illiterate farmers with smaller farmland tend to move towards farm intensification with an increase in the utilization of external inputs. Our findings provide evidence to support the design of capacity development interventions targeting specific groups of farmers according to their main crop and education profile.nb_NO
dc.description.abstractHow climate awareness influences farmers’ adaptation decisions in Central America?nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.relation.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0743016718303425
dc.titleHow climate awareness influences farmers’ adaptation decisions in Central America?nb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.description.versionacceptedVersionnb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber11-19nb_NO
dc.source.volume64nb_NO
dc.source.journalJournal of Rural Studiesnb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jrurstud.2018.09.018
dc.identifier.cristin1617740
cristin.unitcode209,2,1,0
cristin.unitnameInstitutt for jordbruksfag
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