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Horticultural Farmers’ Perceived Risk of Climate Change in Adriatic Croatia

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  • Milan Oplanić

    (Department of Economics and Agricultural Development, Institute of Agriculture and Tourism, 52440 Poreč, Croatia)

  • Ana Čehić Marić

    (Department of Economics and Agricultural Development, Institute of Agriculture and Tourism, 52440 Poreč, Croatia)

  • Smiljana Goreta Ban

    (Department of Agriculture and Nutrition, Institute of Agriculture and Tourism, 52440 Poreč, Croatia)

  • Tajana Čop

    (Department of Management and Rural Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia)

  • Mario Njavro

    (Department of Management and Rural Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia)

Abstract

Parts of the Mediterranean, including Adriatic Croatia, are becoming more exposed to climate risk. Changes in precipitation, temperature, and the occurrence of extreme weather events are increasingly significant. The paper aimed to identify the level of the perceived risk of climate change on the sample of horticultural farmers in the Adriatic Croatia. Furthermore, the paper aimed to research which risk management strategies are preferable to producers to reduce the impact of climate change on agricultural production. The survey was conducted among horticultural farmers in Adriatic Croatia (Mediterranean). The method used in the paper was cluster analysis, and the farmers’ readiness to apply climate risk management strategies was additionally examined using ANOVA and the HSD Tukey test. The main results showed that on the sample of 275 horticultural farmers, 57.81% were climate sceptics. In contrast, the climate aware farmers were more ready to apply measures to adapt production strategies and risk reduction measures in response to a changing climate. Finally, the limitations of the research and future research are discussed in this paper.

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  • Milan Oplanić & Ana Čehić Marić & Smiljana Goreta Ban & Tajana Čop & Mario Njavro, 2022. "Horticultural Farmers’ Perceived Risk of Climate Change in Adriatic Croatia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(1), pages 1-13, December.
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