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Smallholder Farmers Facing Climate Change in West Africa: Decision-Making between Innovation and Tradition

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  • Vieri Tarchiani
  • Federica Rossi
  • José Camacho
  • Robert Stefanski
  • Kodjenini Augustin Mian
  • Dominic Soami Pokperlaar
  • Hamidou Coulibaly
  • Aïssatou Sitta Adamou

Abstract

Climate change and increasing extreme events are a major threat to West African farmers, affecting crop production and exacerbating food insecurity. Climate Services, including weather and climate forecasts, are acknowledged as a valuable innovation to support Climate Smart Agriculture. The hypothesis is that agrometeorological information and services can effectively support farmers? decision-making, improving agricultural productivity and increasing farmer incomes. While considerable research effort has been deployed in the development of climate services, the impacts of such services on West African farming communities are still largely unknown. This paper addresses this lacuna, assessing the use and impacts of climate services on farmers? behavior and crop productivity within the Agricultural Innovation Systems of four countries: Mauritania, Niger, Ivory Coast and Ghana. The results of this quali-quantitative assessment demonstrate that farmers use the information for a variety of choices with related impacts, which vary by country and agroecosystem. JEL Codes: Q16, Q54, Q55, Q56

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  • Vieri Tarchiani & Federica Rossi & José Camacho & Robert Stefanski & Kodjenini Augustin Mian & Dominic Soami Pokperlaar & Hamidou Coulibaly & Aïssatou Sitta Adamou, 2017. "Smallholder Farmers Facing Climate Change in West Africa: Decision-Making between Innovation and Tradition," Journal of Innovation Economics, De Boeck Université, vol. 0(3), pages 151-176.
    • Handle: RePEc:cai:jiedbu:jie_pr1_0013
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    Cited by:

    1. Jeffrey Chiwuikem Chiaka & Lin Zhen, 2021. "Land Use, Environmental, and Food Consumption Patterns in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2015: A Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(15), pages 1-16, July.
    2. Yegbemey, Rosaine N. & Bensch, Gunther & Vance, Colin, 2023. "Weather information and agricultural outcomes: Evidence from a pilot field experiment in Benin," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 167(C).
    3. Maurizio Bacci & Youchaou Ousman Baoua & Vieri Tarchiani, 2020. "Agrometeorological Forecast for Smallholder Farmers: A Powerful Tool for Weather-Informed Crops Management in the Sahel," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-17, April.
    4. Smith A. R. Dossou & Augustin K. N. Aoudji & Albertine M. Houessou & Rodrigue S. Kaki, 2020. "Microfinance services for smallholder farmers: an assessment from rice farmers’ expectations in Central Benin," Agricultural and Food Economics, Springer;Italian Society of Agricultural Economics (SIDEA), vol. 8(1), pages 1-15, December.

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    Keywords

    Climate Services; Agriculture Innovation Systems; Climate Smart Agriculture; agrometeorology; behavioral changes; crop productivity;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • Q16 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - R&D; Agricultural Technology; Biofuels; Agricultural Extension Services
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming
    • Q55 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Technological Innovation
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth

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