Coffee farmer adaptations to climate change
Date
2017
Authors
Shinbrot, Xoco, author
Jones, Kelly, author
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Abstract
This research explores the determining factors for farmer adoption of adaptation strategies in response to climate change. Farmers can adapt to changing climates through land use diversification, community investment, market diversification, technological investment, storing supplies, and migration. Researchers hypothesized that financial, physical and social capitals would be determining factors. We also hypothesized that external mitigating factors, including experience with natural disasters and climate perceptions would be determinants in adoption of adaptation strategies. Farmer responses were most strongly related to their experience of a natural disaster, followed by climate change perceptions, group participation, wealth, health, land holdings, and market distance.