Socio-economic determinants of farmers’ adaptations to climate change variability in Meatu and Iramba districts, Tanzania

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dc.creatorNyangas, James A
dc.creatorChingonikaya, Emmanuel E
dc.creatorUrassa, Justin K
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-07T07:40:19Z
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-05T07:41:06Z
dc.date.available2023-08-07T07:40:19Z
dc.date.created2023-08-07T07:40:19Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThe capacity of farmers to adapt to climate shocks and stresses is a critical part of sustainable development. Generally, farmers’ adaptation to climate change variability exploits beneficial opportunities to reduce its vulnerability and minimize the risk associated with the impacts of climate change variability. As such, the aim of this study was to determine the socio-economic determinants of farmers’ adaptation to climate change variability in Meatu and Iramba Districts, Tanzania. Specifically, the study was intended to determine farmers’ adaptation to climate change variability in the study area, to compare households’ adaptations for the two districts and to determine socio-economic factors influencing farmers’ adaptation to climate change variability. A cross sectional research design was used for the study, whereby data were collected through a questionnaire distributed to 183 farmers and focus group discussions. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used for data analysis. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used in the analysis of data. Results showed that majority of farmers’ households had very low adaptation to climate change variability. Moreover, it was found that there was a significant difference on levels of farmers’ adaptation between the districts (χ²=77.522, df = 3, p<0.0001), in which farmers from Meatu district had very low adaptation compared to those from Iramba district. It was also found that farmers’ adaptation was significantly determined by sex, type of farming practiced by household’s head, distance from home to the farm, distance from home to the market, distance to the sources of water and possession of entrepreneurial skills. The study concludes that farmers’ adaptation to climate change variability mainly depends on the sex of head of household, distance from home to the farm, distance from home to market, distance to the source of water and possession of entrepreneurial skills. The study recommends increasing households’ adaptation capacity to climate change variability through constructing sources of water and market near the villages; and empowering of farmers with knowledge and entrepreneurial skills which will enable them to create opportunities on non-farm activities.
dc.identifierNyangas, J.A., Chingonikaya, E.E., & Urassa, J.K. (2019). Socio-economic determinants of farmers’ adaptations to climate change variability in Meatu and Iramba districts, Tanzania.
dc.identifier2394-7500
dc.identifier2394-5869
dc.identifierhttp://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/5535
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.costech.or.tz/handle/20.500.14732/99472
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Applied Research
dc.relationIJAR 2019;5(2): 187-194;
dc.subjectAdaptation
dc.subjectAdaptation index
dc.subjectMeatu
dc.subjectIramba
dc.subjectFarmers
dc.subjectClimate change variability
dc.titleSocio-economic determinants of farmers’ adaptations to climate change variability in Meatu and Iramba districts, Tanzania
dc.typeArticle

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