Farmers’ perception, awareness and adaptation to climate change: evidence from northwest Vietnam
International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management
ISSN: 1756-8692
Article publication date: 21 August 2017
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to examine the extent to which farmers are aware of climate change and how they have modified their growing practices in response to perceived climate changes.
Design/methodology/approach
A logit model was used to explore farmers’ awareness and a binary logistic model was used to analyze their adaptive responses. Data from 335 farm households were collected from three provinces of Northwest Vietnam with different climate change vulnerability.
Findings
Farmers’ awareness of climate change was related significantly to household and farm characteristics. Farm experience, education level, location, tenancy status, soil fertility, access to credit, climate information, agricultural extension services, farmer groups, non-agriculture income, distance to market and house and climate change experience influence adaptation measure choices.
Research limitations/implications
These findings suggest that investment strategies must promote adaptation to climate change by supporting technological and institutional methods, such as education, markets, credit and information.
Originality/value
This study is the first study that uses econometric models to analyze farmers’ perception effect and adaptation to climate change aspect in Northwest Vietnam
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Acknowledgements
This study is part of a PhD research at Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, China. The authors are very thankful to the College of Economics and management of Northwest A&F University; Hoa Binh Technical and Economic College, Vietnam; study team members, and farm households in HoaBinh, SonLa, LaiChau province for their cooperation and participation in the research.The authors are very thankful to anonymous reviewers for their valuable suggestions/recommendations. The authors further declare that the contents and opinions expressed in this article are exclusively of their own, and do not express or endorse any position of their employers.
Citation
Thi Lan Huong, N., Shun Bo, Y. and Fahad, S. (2017), "Farmers’ perception, awareness and adaptation to climate change: evidence from northwest Vietnam", International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Vol. 9 No. 4, pp. 555-576. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCCSM-02-2017-0032
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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