Assessing the determinants of rice farmers' adaptation strategies to climate change in Bangladesh
International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management
ISSN: 1756-8692
Article publication date: 4 November 2013
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to examine rice farmers' selection of adaptation strategies to cope with and offset the effects of climate change and the determinants of those selections in Rajshahi, a severely drought-prone district of Bangladesh.
Design/methodology/approach
Farm-level micro data were obtained from 550 rice growers in the 2010-2011 farming season. A multinomial logit (MNL) model was utilised to assess the determinants of adaptation strategies practised by farmers in response to climate change.
Findings
Results from the MNL model indicate that gender, age, education of household heads, household assets, annual farm income, farm size, tenure status, farmer-to-farmer extension, access to credit, access to subsidy, and access to electricity, all affect farmers' selection of adaptation strategies for climate change.
Originality/value
This is the first study of its kind to analyse the determinants of adaptation strategies for climate change by farmers in drought-prone areas of Bangladesh. This study provides direction for policy makers in order to strengthen the adaptation strategies of farmers and guide policies accordingly. These strategies have the potential to minimise the adverse effects of climate change.
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Citation
Abdur Rashid Sarker, M., Alam, K. and Gow, J. (2013), "Assessing the determinants of rice farmers' adaptation strategies to climate change in Bangladesh", International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Vol. 5 No. 4, pp. 382-403. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCCSM-06-2012-0033
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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