Over the last couple of decades, climate change is one of the hot issues of Pakistan as well as the whole world. As, this country is extremely vulnerable to climate change phenomena. For an agriculture-dependent country like Pakistan, exploration of timely climate change adaptation strategies is immediately required. Taking the base of this important issue we investigate the factors affecting farm household adaptation to climatic change and constraints to adapt strategies in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. For the purpose, the multinomial logit model has used to categories the farmer's choice adaptation strategies to climate change. Results of the study present that the number of adaptation practices has a positive association with education, family size, marital status, cultivated farm size, credit, extension service, relatives in Government, farmer to farmer extension, temperature, precipitation, insurance, information on climate and floods. Additionally, the age of the household, non-farm income, and distance to the market had a negative effect on adaptations to climate. Furthermore, results identify that respondents of the climate change adaptation practices faced some main barriers and limitations. These include lack of money, lack of information, and lack of Government support. The outcome of the study provides incited information for policymakers who are tackling the vulnerability of climate change.
Ali, U; Wang, J; Ullah, A; Tan, YF; Nurgazina, Z; Khan, ZA
DETERMINANTS OF FARMERS' CHOICE ADAPTATION STRATEGIES TO CLIMATE CHANGE: EVIDENCE FROM KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PAKISTAN
Pakistan Journal Of Agricultural Sciences