About the RUFORUM 2010 Biennal Conference
"The 2010 RUFORUM Biennial Conference was the second in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholders in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme of Information Systems"
Identifying indigenous knowledge and effective communication systems for adaptation to climate change by smallholder farmers of Kilifi District, Kenya
Abstract:
This study investigated the influence of incorporating feedback
from agricultural information users in agricultural communication
systems and identified coping strategies for adaptation to climate
change by smallholder farmers of Kenya. Food production,
especially in Kilifi district, has been declining over the years,
lowering food sufficiency to about 30 percent down, from 50
percent. This has persisted with continued changes in climate,
despite all the efforts put in by the government and non governmental
agencies.
Cette étude a examiné l’influence de l’intégration de la
rétroaction des utilisateurs de l’information agricole dans les
systèmes de communication agricole et identifié des stratégies
d’adaptation au changement climatique par les petits
agriculteurs du Kenya. La production alimentaire, en particulier
dans le district de Kilifi, a diminué au fil des ans, en abaissant
l’autosuffisance alimentaire à environ 30 pour cent de moins,
passant de 50 pour cent. Cette situation a persisté dans la
poursuite de changements climatiques, malgré tous les efforts
déployés par le gouvernement et des organismes non
gouvernementaux.
Language:
English
Date of publication:
2010
Country:
Region Focus:
East Africa
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Collection:
RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Licence conditions:
Open Access
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Form:
Printed resource
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Extent:
1769-1773
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