Livestock Farmers’ Intentions to Adopt Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands: What Role Do Behavioural Factors Play?
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Pastoral livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa are under an increasing threat from climate change with arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) being especially vulnerable. Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is widely promoted as a strategy for enhancing resilience among smallholder livestock farmers by improving productivity, increasing farmers’ incomes and strengthening adaptive capacity. However, CSA adoption rates among pastoralists remains low.
Assessing the Contribution of Farm Forestry Farmer Field Schools to Climate Resilience in a Mixed Crop–Livestock System in Dryland Kenya
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This study examines the role of farm forestry Farmer Field Schools (FFSs) in strengthening climate resilience in mixed crop–livestock systems in dryland Kenya. Based on interviews and focus group discussions in Embu and Taita Taveta, this study finds that FFS participation enhanced tree cultivation, market monitoring, and group-based learning, with greater involvement of women in decision-making.
Fiscal Sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Effects of Climate Change, Institutional Quality, Foreign Exchange Rate and Foreign Direct Investment
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Purpose
This paper empirically analyses the effect of climate change, institutional quality, foreign exchange rate and foreign direct investment on fiscal sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
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