Social network data of Swiss farmers related to agricultural climate change mitigation

Farmers' Attitudes Toward Agricultural Entrepreneurship to Adapt with the Impact of Climate Change and its Effective Factors

Climate change adaptation is generally defined as adjustments in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climate stimuli or their effects which moderated harm or exploit opportunities (IPCC, 2007: 869). Agricultural entrepreneurship is identification process of opportunities and threads of activity environment with new policies to create transformation in agriculture. Therefo...

Extreme vulnerability of smallholder farmers to agricultural risks and climate change in Madagascar

Across the tropics, smallholder farmers already face numerous risks to agricultural production. Climate change is expected to disproportionately affect smallholder farmers and make their livelihoods even more precarious; however, there is limited information on their overall vulnerability and adaptation needs. We conducted surveys of 600 households in Madagascar to characterize the vulnerabilit...

Agricultural Management for Climate Change Adaptation, Greenhouse Gas Mitigation, and Agricultural Productivity

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Risk Communication for Farmers’ Adaptation to Climate Change: A New Task for Agricultural Advisory Services

Decision making in agricultural production is a complex process in which many risks such as natural, economic and social ones need to be considered. Climate change is one important example for complex risks causing ambiguities. How can farmers be supported to pro-actively deal with and adapt to climate change? A comprehensive answer to this question can create a good potential for an improved r...

Organic Agriculture Contributes to Climate Change Mitigation