This paper analyses the role of drought frequency in farmers' demand for index-based insurance in developing countries. While it is typically assumed that an increase in exposure to risk would result in higher
Farmers are facing increasingly extreme weather—floods, droughts, and storms that threaten food production and livelihoods. In this episode, we spoke with Associate Professor Liu Juan from China Agricultural University about how small-scale farmers, large agribusinesses, and rural communities are ...
“Smallholder farmers base what they do on what their parents did,” Langer explains. “But the rain spells are growing longer these days and a drop of rain is stronger now –crops aren’t used to that. One might not normally think of irrigating during the monsoon season, but you ...
Timbuktu Leader Describes How Climate Change Is Affecting AfricaNINE out of 10 people questioned at the Royal Welsh Show think climate change is affecting farmers, says Oxfam.Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
Farmers can adapt to climate change in a variety of ways. Depending on how the climate in the region is changing the temperature can either increase... Learn more about this topic: Sustainable Agriculture | Definition, Importance & Practices ...
Although water scarcity has an important political dimension (Metha, 2007), from the perspective of its physical and social dimensions, it can be observed how climate change is motivating farmers towards strategies to face the challenge. In spite of the complexity of hydrogeological information, farme...
How climate change is affecting your coffee01:33 Experts link climate change to a wide, and alarming, range of changes on Earth, frommelting polar ice, to mega-hurricanes, to wild fires ferocious enough tothreaten a major American city. But global warming is also making itself felt on a sm...
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New York Times’ Guide to Saving Money and Fighting Climate Change. What is Sustainable Coffee? Fair Trade is one of several common sustainability certifications coffee farmers can earn when taking care of their workers and the environment. These types of certifications became popular over the past...
“Many people would puke at the sight and the stench. But this is the sweet smell of food for the maggots, and for us, the farmers.” ___ The Associated Press receives financial support for global health and development coverage in Africa from the Gates Foundation....