Shamima Islam

Climate-Smart Agriculture Practices by Smallholder Farmers: Adoption, Impact and Policy 

Summary: Climate change leads to climate vulnerabilities, including droughts, floods, rising temperatures, and changes in rainfall patterns, which negatively influence farmers' livelihoods. With no action on climate change, many rural farmers would lose their livelihoods because of the consequences of climate change on agriculture. Adaptation to climate change through the adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) is expected to sustainably improve their welfare (i.e., food security, income, nutrition) by building resilience to shocks/problems brought about by environmental change. Although national development programs promoting CSA adoption are currently being implemented, the uptake and use of CSA practices (technologies and methods) are still low in Bangladesh and the reasons for low adoption levels are still not clear in smallholder farming. More so, little is known about the socio-psychological issues surrounding the adoption of CSA practices and their impacts on livelihoods. Therefore, this research aims to understand how socio-psychological factors influence farmers’ behaviour towards climate-smart agricultural practices, and thereby investigating its impact on the livelihood of farmers. The results from this research will be significant in informing policy to intensify current adaptation efforts in Bangladesh and other similar developing agro-based economies.

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