The potential for adoption of climate smart agricultural practices in Sub-Saharan livestock systems

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dc.contributor.authorGarcia de Jalon, Silvestre
dc.contributor.authorSilvestri, Silvia
dc.contributor.authorBarnes, Andrew P.
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-15T13:36:41Z
dc.date.available2016-08-15T13:36:41Z
dc.date.issued2016-07-20
dc.description.abstractLivestock systems play an important role in the livelihoods of many rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa while being responsible for an important share of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions. This study aimed to evaluate the potential for adoption of climate smart agricultural practices in Sub-Saharan livestock systems, related to the improvement in feed, animal husbandry, and grassland management. These practices present productivity and mitigation benefits and in some cases may also contribute to enhance resilience. In this study, we used a data set of 1538 farm households across nine Sub-Saharan countries. A mixed logit model was used to assess the influence on adoption and to estimate the probability of adoption. Our results show that there seems to be stronger influence of physical and financial capitals on adoption than the other capitals. Different types of capitals influence the uptake of different agricultural practices. Yet the probability of adoption would change across countries. The results of this study could help to refine adoption estimates calculated through global or regional modelling approaches and to inform the design of policies to better target investments in order to foster adoption.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationSilvestre García de Jalón, Silvia Silvestri and Andrew P. Barnes. The potential for adoption of climate smart agricultural practices in Sub-Saharan livestock systems, Regional Environmental Change, Vol. 17, Issue. 2, February 2017, pp. 399-410en_UK
dc.identifier.issn1436-3798
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10113-016-1026-z
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/10301
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherSpringeren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-Non-Commercial 4.0
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectAdoptionen_UK
dc.subjectClimate smart agricultureen_UK
dc.subjectLivestock Capitalsen_UK
dc.subjectClimate changeen_UK
dc.subjectMixed logitSub-Saharan Africaen_UK
dc.titleThe potential for adoption of climate smart agricultural practices in Sub-Saharan livestock systemsen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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