Can Environmental Risk Management Improve the Adaptability of Farmer Households’ Livelihood Strategies? ——Evidence From Hubei Province, China
With the rising temperature, uneven precipitation and frequent occurrence of extreme weather caused by global climate change, agricultural production is facing more severe challenges. Based on the sustainable livelihoods framework, this paper measures the index of farmer households’ livelihood strat...
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| description | With the rising temperature, uneven precipitation and frequent occurrence of extreme weather caused by global climate change, agricultural production is facing more severe challenges. Based on the sustainable livelihoods framework, this paper measures the index of farmer households’ livelihood strategy adaptability and analyzes the benefits of farmer households’ environmental risk management on livelihood strategy adaptability by using microscopic research data of 970 farmer households’ livelihoods in Hubei Province, China, in 2020. This paper found that the farmer households’ environmental risk management variables have a significant impact on the adaptability of farmer households’ livelihood strategies, with the stronger the farmer households’ environmental risk management capacity, the more adaptable its livelihood strategy. The impact of farmer households’ environmental risk management variables on livelihood strategies varies for farmer households with different income levels. Therefore, this paper proposes that we should improve farmers’ perception of climate change, promote the diffusion of adaptive technologies, improve agricultural insurance policies, give full play to the collective role of village collectives, companies and cooperatives, and promote the transformation and upgrading of livelihood approaches to further improve the adaptability of livelihood strategies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7a0078d95a9346059178b9ee95152f992022-12-22T00:24:05ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Environmental Science2296-665X2022-05-011010.3389/fenvs.2022.908913908913Can Environmental Risk Management Improve the Adaptability of Farmer Households’ Livelihood Strategies? ——Evidence From Hubei Province, ChinaChongmei Zhang0Xin Luo1Jiahao Song2Zhuoying Fu3Zeng Huang4Wei Wang5Department of Agriculture and Forestry Economics and Management, College of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, ChinaDepartment of Agriculture and Forestry Economics and Management, College of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, ChinaDepartment of Rural and Regional Development, College of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, ChinaDepartment of Agriculture and Forestry Economics and Management, College of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, ChinaDepartment of Agriculture and Forestry Economics and Management, College of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, ChinaDepartment of Agriculture and Forestry Economics and Management, College of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, ChinaWith the rising temperature, uneven precipitation and frequent occurrence of extreme weather caused by global climate change, agricultural production is facing more severe challenges. Based on the sustainable livelihoods framework, this paper measures the index of farmer households’ livelihood strategy adaptability and analyzes the benefits of farmer households’ environmental risk management on livelihood strategy adaptability by using microscopic research data of 970 farmer households’ livelihoods in Hubei Province, China, in 2020. This paper found that the farmer households’ environmental risk management variables have a significant impact on the adaptability of farmer households’ livelihood strategies, with the stronger the farmer households’ environmental risk management capacity, the more adaptable its livelihood strategy. The impact of farmer households’ environmental risk management variables on livelihood strategies varies for farmer households with different income levels. Therefore, this paper proposes that we should improve farmers’ perception of climate change, promote the diffusion of adaptive technologies, improve agricultural insurance policies, give full play to the collective role of village collectives, companies and cooperatives, and promote the transformation and upgrading of livelihood approaches to further improve the adaptability of livelihood strategies.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.908913/fullclimate changeenvironmental risk managementfarmer householdslivelihood strategy adaptationsustainable livelihoods |
| spellingShingle | Chongmei Zhang Xin Luo Jiahao Song Zhuoying Fu Zeng Huang Wei Wang Can Environmental Risk Management Improve the Adaptability of Farmer Households’ Livelihood Strategies? ——Evidence From Hubei Province, China Frontiers in Environmental Science climate change environmental risk management farmer households livelihood strategy adaptation sustainable livelihoods |
| title | Can Environmental Risk Management Improve the Adaptability of Farmer Households’ Livelihood Strategies? ——Evidence From Hubei Province, China |
| title_full | Can Environmental Risk Management Improve the Adaptability of Farmer Households’ Livelihood Strategies? ——Evidence From Hubei Province, China |
| title_fullStr | Can Environmental Risk Management Improve the Adaptability of Farmer Households’ Livelihood Strategies? ——Evidence From Hubei Province, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can Environmental Risk Management Improve the Adaptability of Farmer Households’ Livelihood Strategies? ——Evidence From Hubei Province, China |
| title_short | Can Environmental Risk Management Improve the Adaptability of Farmer Households’ Livelihood Strategies? ——Evidence From Hubei Province, China |
| title_sort | can environmental risk management improve the adaptability of farmer households livelihood strategies evidence from hubei province china |
| topic | climate change environmental risk management farmer households livelihood strategy adaptation sustainable livelihoods |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.908913/full |
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