Assessment of farmers' perceptions and the economic impact of climate change in Namibia: Case study on small scale irrigation farmers (SSIFs) of Ndonga Linena Irrigation Project.

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dc.contributor.authorMontle, B. P.
dc.contributor.authorTeweldemedhin, Mogos Y.
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-16T09:15:52Z
dc.date.available2015-07-16T09:15:52Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines perceptions of small-scale irrigation farmers (SSIFs) with regard to climate change and their adaptation strategies in terms of its effects. The The Multinomial Logit (MNL) and the Trade-Off Analysis models were applied. Farm-level data was collected from the entire population of 30 SSIFs at the Ndonga Linena Irrigation Project in February 2014. Results from the MNL reveal that the gender, age and farming experience and extension services, yield and mean rainfall shift, are significant and positively related to the level of the farmers' diversification strategies. Trade-off analysis for multi-dimensional impact assessment (TOA_MD) model results project that climate change will have a negative economic effect on farmers, with 17.5, 25.95, 41.15 and 3.76% of farmers set to gain from climate change across 20, 30, 40 and 50% physical yield reduction scenarios respectively. Farm net return and per capita income are also expected to decline across all scenarios in future, while the poverty level is expected to rise. This study will have certain policy implications in terms of safeguarding the farmers' limited productive assets. Policy should target diversification.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMontle, B. P., & Teweldemedhin, M. Y. (2014). Assessment of farmers' perceptions and the economic impact of climate change in Namibia: Case study on small scale irrigation farmers (SSIFs) of Ndonga Linena Irrigation Project. Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics, 6(11), 443-454.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2006-9774
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10628/531
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJDAEen_US
dc.subjectSmall-scale irrigation farming - Namibiaen_US
dc.subjectSSIF - Namibiaen_US
dc.subjectClimate change and farming - Namibiaen_US
dc.subjectMultinomial Logit (MNL) modelen_US
dc.subjectNdonga Linena Irrigation Project, Kavango West Region, Namibiaen_US
dc.subjectNdonga Linena Green Scheme, Kavango West Region, Namibiaen_US
dc.subjectTrade-Off Analysis for Multidemensional Impact assessment (TOA-MD) modelen_US
dc.subjectTOA-MD modelen_US
dc.subjectMNL modelen_US
dc.titleAssessment of farmers' perceptions and the economic impact of climate change in Namibia: Case study on small scale irrigation farmers (SSIFs) of Ndonga Linena Irrigation Project.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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