The contribution of a catchment-scale advice network to successful agricultural drought adaptation in Northern Thailand

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dc.contributor.authorGoodwin, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorHolman, Ian P.
dc.contributor.authorSutcliffe, Chloe
dc.contributor.authorSalmoral, Gloria
dc.contributor.authorPardthaisong, Liwa
dc.contributor.authorVisessri, Supattra
dc.contributor.authorEkkawatpanit, Chaiwat
dc.contributor.authorRey Vicario, Dolores
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-01T15:14:53Z
dc.date.available2022-11-01T15:14:53Z
dc.date.issued2022-10-24
dc.description.abstractThe intensification of drought affects agricultural production, leading to economic losses, environmental degradation and social impacts. To move toward more resilient system configurations requires understanding the processes that shape farmers' adaptation amidst complex institutional contexts. Social networks are an important part of collective action for supporting adaptive capacity and there are continuing calls to strengthen network connectivity for agricultural governance under the impacts of climate change. Through a survey of 176 farmers in northern Thailand, we explore the extent to which the characteristics of information shared in a catchment advice network are associated with adaptations. Statistical analyses reveal the perceived efficacy of communications as well as farmers’ relative closeness in the advice network to be positively associated with adaptation to drought. We identify a capacity for local actors to bridge information bottlenecks in the network and opportunities for institutions to enhance their dissemination of information to reach less networked farmers. We find that not all adaptations are perceived as effective against future drought and infer opportunities to support engagement with extension services, encourage the sharing of local knowledge and experience and devise policy and interventions to strengthen advice networks for more resilient agricultural systems.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationGoodwin D, Holman I, Sutcliffe C, et al., (2022) The contribution of a catchment-scale advice network to successful agricultural drought adaptation in Northern Thailand. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Volume 380, Issue 2238, December 2022, Article number 20210293en_UK
dc.identifier.issn1364-503X
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2021.0293
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/18627
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherThe Royal Societyen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectsocial network analysisen_UK
dc.subjectdrought communicationen_UK
dc.subjectdrought informationen_UK
dc.subjectvulnerabilityen_UK
dc.subjectAsiaen_UK
dc.titleThe contribution of a catchment-scale advice network to successful agricultural drought adaptation in Northern Thailanden_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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