2023-08-11 00:00:00
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This article examines the factors underlying the decisions of farming households to adapt to climate change and the effects of adaptation on maize yield in the maritime region of Togo. To do this, the authors used the multinomial Logit model and the propensity score matching method. The results reveal that the key factors underlying the choice of soil fertility management measures, short cycle varieties and the practice of changing sowing dates as coping strategies are: the age of the farmer, farm size, access to credit, extension, cooperatives and the level of temperature and rainfall. Moreover, adaptation increases maize yield.
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Plan
Material and method
1. Econometric modeling
Theoretical and empirical model of the choice of strategies
2. Propensity score and treatment effects
Data collection method
1. Study area and sampling
2. Definition of variables and descriptive statistics of the sample
Results and discussion
1. Results of the MNL model on the determinants of strategy adoption
Household characteristics
Characteristics of the plots
Institutional characteristics
Climatic characteristics
2. Measuring the impact of coping strategies
Conclusion
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At the heart of the ongoing debate regarding the implications of climate change in sub-Saharan Africa, the question of the adaptation strategies of small farmers through the adjustment of cropping systems is of paramount importance (IPCC, 2022). Indeed, in this region of the globe, the production environment is characterized by low land productivity and harsh weather conditions, including high average temperatures and erratic rainfall. These result in very low yields and growing food insecurity (Diallo et al., 2021).
The situation seems particularly worrying in Togo where the production environment characterized by a rise in temperatures between 0.3 and 1.6°C and irregular rainfall create unfavorable agro-climatic conditions that are likely to worsen in the coming years. to come (Badameli et al., 2015). Indeed, according to climate projections for…
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Paper reference
Coffee YOVO a Kossi Eddy Lantomey, “Climate change adaptation strategies and agricultural production in the maritime region of Togo”, rural economy385 | 2023, 101-118.
Electronic reference
Coffee YOVO a Kossi Eddy Lantomey, “Climate change adaptation strategies and agricultural production in the maritime region of Togo”, rural economy [En ligne], 385 | July-September, posted on January 04, 2025consulted the August 17, 2023. URL : DOI : https://doi.org/10.4000/economierurale.11783
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