Gender differences in climate-smart adaptation practices amongst bean-producing farmers in Malawi: The case of Linthipe Extension Planning Area

Agriculture is amongst the vulnerable sectors to climate change and its associated impacts. Most women are more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change than men. Climate Smart Agriculture ensures increased productivity thereby enabling food security, income security and wealth creation amongst t...

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Main Authors: Eileen Bogweh Nchanji, Hilda Kabuli, Victor Onyango Nyamolo, Lutomia Cosmas, Virginia Chisale, Anne Matumba
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2022.1001152/full
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author Eileen Bogweh Nchanji
Hilda Kabuli
Victor Onyango Nyamolo
Lutomia Cosmas
Virginia Chisale
Anne Matumba
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Victor Onyango Nyamolo
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Anne Matumba
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description Agriculture is amongst the vulnerable sectors to climate change and its associated impacts. Most women are more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change than men. Climate Smart Agriculture ensures increased productivity thereby enabling food security, income security and wealth creation amongst the farming households. A study was carried out to understand the gender differences in access and use of climate-smart agriculture, challenges and solutions that men and women farmers use to adapt to climate change. Data was collected from 246 randomly sampled households from 14 villages at Linthipe Extension Planning in Dedza district in Malawi. The multivariate probit model was employed to understand the influence of sociodemographic, farm-level, and institutional factors in the application of climate-smart agriculture in the study area. Findings from this study indicate that there are differences in the adoption and use of climate-smart agriculture technologies in bean production amongst different gender categories. More women compared to men and youths tend to use fertilizer, use improved seeds and plant early in order to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Most men adopt and use irrigation, whilst the youth mostly adopted and used pesticides and conservation agriculture practices. The study recommends policies that would ensure the promotion of gender-responsive climate-smart agriculture technologies, improved access to inputs, and capacity building through training.
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spelling doaj.art-3d813b933b9043899f6304e0b033be182022-12-22T03:13:53ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems2571-581X2022-09-01610.3389/fsufs.2022.10011521001152Gender differences in climate-smart adaptation practices amongst bean-producing farmers in Malawi: The case of Linthipe Extension Planning AreaEileen Bogweh Nchanji0Hilda Kabuli1Victor Onyango Nyamolo2Lutomia Cosmas3Virginia Chisale4Anne Matumba5International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Agricultural Research Services, Lilongwe, MalawiAgricultural Economics, Egerton University, Njoro, KenyaInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Agricultural Research Services, Lilongwe, MalawiDepartment of Agricultural Research Services, Lilongwe, MalawiAgriculture is amongst the vulnerable sectors to climate change and its associated impacts. Most women are more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change than men. Climate Smart Agriculture ensures increased productivity thereby enabling food security, income security and wealth creation amongst the farming households. A study was carried out to understand the gender differences in access and use of climate-smart agriculture, challenges and solutions that men and women farmers use to adapt to climate change. Data was collected from 246 randomly sampled households from 14 villages at Linthipe Extension Planning in Dedza district in Malawi. The multivariate probit model was employed to understand the influence of sociodemographic, farm-level, and institutional factors in the application of climate-smart agriculture in the study area. Findings from this study indicate that there are differences in the adoption and use of climate-smart agriculture technologies in bean production amongst different gender categories. More women compared to men and youths tend to use fertilizer, use improved seeds and plant early in order to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Most men adopt and use irrigation, whilst the youth mostly adopted and used pesticides and conservation agriculture practices. The study recommends policies that would ensure the promotion of gender-responsive climate-smart agriculture technologies, improved access to inputs, and capacity building through training.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2022.1001152/fullgenderclimate-smart agriculturetechnologyfood securitydifferences
spellingShingle Eileen Bogweh Nchanji
Hilda Kabuli
Victor Onyango Nyamolo
Lutomia Cosmas
Virginia Chisale
Anne Matumba
Gender differences in climate-smart adaptation practices amongst bean-producing farmers in Malawi: The case of Linthipe Extension Planning Area
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
gender
climate-smart agriculture
technology
food security
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title Gender differences in climate-smart adaptation practices amongst bean-producing farmers in Malawi: The case of Linthipe Extension Planning Area
title_full Gender differences in climate-smart adaptation practices amongst bean-producing farmers in Malawi: The case of Linthipe Extension Planning Area
title_fullStr Gender differences in climate-smart adaptation practices amongst bean-producing farmers in Malawi: The case of Linthipe Extension Planning Area
title_full_unstemmed Gender differences in climate-smart adaptation practices amongst bean-producing farmers in Malawi: The case of Linthipe Extension Planning Area
title_short Gender differences in climate-smart adaptation practices amongst bean-producing farmers in Malawi: The case of Linthipe Extension Planning Area
title_sort gender differences in climate smart adaptation practices amongst bean producing farmers in malawi the case of linthipe extension planning area
topic gender
climate-smart agriculture
technology
food security
differences
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2022.1001152/full
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