Global S&T Development Trend Analysis Platform of Resources and Environment
DOI | 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2017.09.007 |
Maize seed choice and perceptions of climate variability among smallholder farmers | |
Waldman, Kurt B.1; Blekking, Jordan P.2; Attari, Shahzeen Z.3; Evans, Tom P.2 | |
2017-11-01 | |
发表期刊 | GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
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ISSN | 0959-3780 |
EISSN | 1872-9495 |
出版年 | 2017 |
卷号 | 47 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA |
英文摘要 | Despite decades of research and interventions, crop yields for smallholder farmers across sub-Saharan Africa are dramatically lower than in developed countries. Attempts to address low yields of staple crops in Africa since the Green Revolution through policies and investments in advanced seed cultivars have had mixed results. Numerous countries have heartily embraced and promoted hybrid cultivars through government subsidy programs and investments in research and seed multiplication. One possible explanation for why these programs have not resulted in more significant yield improvements is the challenge faced by farmers to select cultivars that are suited to their local environmental conditions. The question of what seeds farmers choose is exceptionally complex as it is often affected by local seed availability, the availability of information on seed performance, and the transfer of that information to farmers. At the foundation of this choice are farmers' perceptions of different seed varieties coupled with their perceptions of climate variability. We examine seed choice in Zambia, a country with decades of hybrid maize seed development and supporting policies. We demonstrate how input subsidy programs and seed market liberalization have led to choice overload and a discontinuity in information exchange between farmers and seed companies. The decision making environment is further complicated by the heterogeneity in growing conditions and its variable impact on seed performance, which complicates characterization of seed duration at the farm level. Perceptions and biases related to climate variability effect seed choice, and potentially lead farmers to make risk averse decisions, which ultimately depress maize yields. |
英文关键词 | Climate variability Choice overload Perceptions Biases Hybrid maize Zambia |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000418392300006 |
WOS关键词 | SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ; DROUGHT TOLERANT MAIZE ; CHANGE ADAPTATION ; FARMING SYSTEMS ; FOOD SECURITY ; SOUTH-AFRICA ; AGRICULTURE ; ZAMBIA ; INTENSIFICATION ; LANDRACES |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies ; Geography |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Geography |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/37829 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Indiana Univ, Ostrom Workshop Polit Theory & Policy Anal, 513 N Pk Ave, Bloomington, IN 47408 USA; 2.Indiana Univ, Dept Geog, Student Bldg 120, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA; 3.Indiana Univ, Sch Publ & Environm Affairs, SPEA 347, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Waldman, Kurt B.,Blekking, Jordan P.,Attari, Shahzeen Z.,et al. Maize seed choice and perceptions of climate variability among smallholder farmers[J]. GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS,2017,47. |
APA | Waldman, Kurt B.,Blekking, Jordan P.,Attari, Shahzeen Z.,&Evans, Tom P..(2017).Maize seed choice and perceptions of climate variability among smallholder farmers.GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS,47. |
MLA | Waldman, Kurt B.,et al."Maize seed choice and perceptions of climate variability among smallholder farmers".GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS 47(2017). |
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