4 - Climate Services for Smallholder Farmers Using Mobile Phones: Evidence from a Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial in North Benin
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- Abid, M., Schneider, U.A. and Scheffran, J., 2016, ‘Adaptation to climate change and its impacts on food productivity and crop income: perspectives of farmers in rural Pakistan’, Journal of Rural Studies 47: 254–66.
- Assan, E., Suvedi, M., Schmitt Olabisi, L. and Allen, A., 2018, ‘Coping with and adapting to climate change: a gender perspective from smallholder farming in Ghana’, Environments 5: 86.Below, T.B., Mutabazi, K.D., Kirschke, D., Franke, C., Sieber, S., Siebert,
- R. and Tscherning, K., 2012, ‘Can farmers’ adaptation to climate change be explained by socio-economic household-level variables?’, Global Environmental Change 22, 223–35.
- Boko, M. et al., 2007, ‘Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’, in Parry, M.L. et al., eds, Climate Change 2007:Impacts,Adapta- tion and Vulnerability, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Bryan, E., Deressa, T., Gbetibouo, G. and Ringler, C., 2009, ‘Adaptation to climate change in Ethiopia and South Africa: options and constraints’, Environmental Science Policy 12: 413–26.
- Douxchamps, S., Van Wijk, M.T., Silvestri, S., Moussa, A.S., Quiros, C., Ndour, N.Y.B., Buah, S., Somé, L., Herrero, M., Kristjanson, P., Ouedraogo, M., Thornton, P.K., Van Asten, P., Zougmoré, R. and Rufino, M.C., 2016, ‘Linking agricultural adaptation strategies, food security and vulnerability: evidence from West Africa’, Regional Environmental Change 16: 1305–17.
- Hassan, R. and Nhemachena, C., 2008, ‘Determinants of African farmers’ strategies for adapting to climate change: multinomial choice analysis’, African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 2: 83–104.
- Hisali, E., Birungi, P. and Buyinza, F., 2011, ‘Adaptation to climate change in Uganda: evidence from micro level data’, Global Environmental Change 21: 1245–61.
- Kurukulasuriya, P. and Mendelsohn, R.A., 2008, ‘Ricardian analysis of the impact of climate change on African cropland’, African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 2: 1–23.
- Ngaira, J.K.W., 2007, ‘Impact of climate change on agriculture in Africa by 2030’, Scientific Research and Essays 2: 238–43.
- Rosegrant, M.W., Ewing, M., Yohe, G., Burton, I., Saleemul, H. and Valmonte- Santos, R., 2008, ‘Climate change and agriculture: threats and opportunities’, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH Climate Protection Programme for Developing Countries, Eschborn.
- Roudier, P., Muller, B., d’Aquino, P., Roncoli, C., Soumaré, M.A., Batté, L. and Sultan, B., 2014, ‘The role of climate forecasts in smallholder agriculture: lessons from participatory research in two communities in Senegal’, Climate Risk Management 2: 42–55.
- Shepherd, M. and Godwell, N., 2019, ‘A review of climate change adaptation measures in the African crop sector’, Climate and Development 11 (10): 873–85.
- Thornton, P. K., Jones, P.G., Alagarswamy, G., Andresen, J. and Herrero, M., 2010, ‘Adapting to climate change: agricultural system and household impacts in East Africa’, Agricultural Systems 103 (2): 73–82.
- Twagiramaria, F., Tolo, C.U. and Zinyengere, N., 2017, ‘Adaptation to and Coping Strategies for Climate Change and Variability by Rural Farmers in Kigezi Highlands, Uganda’, in Zinyengere, N., Theodory, T.F., Gebreyes, M. and Speranza, C.I., eds, Beyond Agricultural Impacts: Multiple Perspectives on Climate Change and Agriculture in Africa, Elsevier.
- Waha, K., Müller, C., Bondeau,A., Dietrich, J.P., Kurukulasuriya, P., Heinke, J. and Lotze-Campen, H., 2013, ‘Adapta- tion to climate change through the choice of cropping system and sowing date in sub-Saharan Africa’, Global Environmental Change 23 (1): 130–43. Waongo, M., Laux, P. and Kunstmann, H., 2015, ‘Adaptation to climate change: the impacts of optimized planting dates on attainable maize yields under rainfed conditions in Burkina Faso’, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 205: 23–39.
- Yegbemey, R.N., Yabi, J.A., Heubach, K., Bauer, S. and Nuppenau, E.-A., 2014, ‘Willingness to be informed and to pay for agricultural extension services in times of climate change: the case of maize farming in northern Benin, West Africa’, Climate and Development 6(2): 132–43.
- Yegbemey, R.N., Yabi, J.A., Tovignan, S.D., Gantoli, G. and Haroll Kokoye, S.E., 2013, ‘Farmers’ decisions to adapt to climate change under various property rights: a case study of maize farming in northern Benin (West Africa)’, Land Use Policy 34: 168–75.
References
Abid, M., Schneider, U.A. and Scheffran, J., 2016, ‘Adaptation to climate change and its impacts on food productivity and crop income: perspectives of farmers in rural Pakistan’, Journal of Rural Studies 47: 254–66.
Assan, E., Suvedi, M., Schmitt Olabisi, L. and Allen, A., 2018, ‘Coping with and adapting to climate change: a gender perspective from smallholder farming in Ghana’, Environments 5: 86.Below, T.B., Mutabazi, K.D., Kirschke, D., Franke, C., Sieber, S., Siebert,
R. and Tscherning, K., 2012, ‘Can farmers’ adaptation to climate change be explained by socio-economic household-level variables?’, Global Environmental Change 22, 223–35.
Boko, M. et al., 2007, ‘Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’, in Parry, M.L. et al., eds, Climate Change 2007:Impacts,Adapta- tion and Vulnerability, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Bryan, E., Deressa, T., Gbetibouo, G. and Ringler, C., 2009, ‘Adaptation to climate change in Ethiopia and South Africa: options and constraints’, Environmental Science Policy 12: 413–26.
Douxchamps, S., Van Wijk, M.T., Silvestri, S., Moussa, A.S., Quiros, C., Ndour, N.Y.B., Buah, S., Somé, L., Herrero, M., Kristjanson, P., Ouedraogo, M., Thornton, P.K., Van Asten, P., Zougmoré, R. and Rufino, M.C., 2016, ‘Linking agricultural adaptation strategies, food security and vulnerability: evidence from West Africa’, Regional Environmental Change 16: 1305–17.
Hassan, R. and Nhemachena, C., 2008, ‘Determinants of African farmers’ strategies for adapting to climate change: multinomial choice analysis’, African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 2: 83–104.
Hisali, E., Birungi, P. and Buyinza, F., 2011, ‘Adaptation to climate change in Uganda: evidence from micro level data’, Global Environmental Change 21: 1245–61.
Kurukulasuriya, P. and Mendelsohn, R.A., 2008, ‘Ricardian analysis of the impact of climate change on African cropland’, African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 2: 1–23.
Ngaira, J.K.W., 2007, ‘Impact of climate change on agriculture in Africa by 2030’, Scientific Research and Essays 2: 238–43.
Rosegrant, M.W., Ewing, M., Yohe, G., Burton, I., Saleemul, H. and Valmonte- Santos, R., 2008, ‘Climate change and agriculture: threats and opportunities’, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH Climate Protection Programme for Developing Countries, Eschborn.
Roudier, P., Muller, B., d’Aquino, P., Roncoli, C., Soumaré, M.A., Batté, L. and Sultan, B., 2014, ‘The role of climate forecasts in smallholder agriculture: lessons from participatory research in two communities in Senegal’, Climate Risk Management 2: 42–55.
Shepherd, M. and Godwell, N., 2019, ‘A review of climate change adaptation measures in the African crop sector’, Climate and Development 11 (10): 873–85.
Thornton, P. K., Jones, P.G., Alagarswamy, G., Andresen, J. and Herrero, M., 2010, ‘Adapting to climate change: agricultural system and household impacts in East Africa’, Agricultural Systems 103 (2): 73–82.
Twagiramaria, F., Tolo, C.U. and Zinyengere, N., 2017, ‘Adaptation to and Coping Strategies for Climate Change and Variability by Rural Farmers in Kigezi Highlands, Uganda’, in Zinyengere, N., Theodory, T.F., Gebreyes, M. and Speranza, C.I., eds, Beyond Agricultural Impacts: Multiple Perspectives on Climate Change and Agriculture in Africa, Elsevier.
Waha, K., Müller, C., Bondeau,A., Dietrich, J.P., Kurukulasuriya, P., Heinke, J. and Lotze-Campen, H., 2013, ‘Adapta- tion to climate change through the choice of cropping system and sowing date in sub-Saharan Africa’, Global Environmental Change 23 (1): 130–43. Waongo, M., Laux, P. and Kunstmann, H., 2015, ‘Adaptation to climate change: the impacts of optimized planting dates on attainable maize yields under rainfed conditions in Burkina Faso’, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 205: 23–39.
Yegbemey, R.N., Yabi, J.A., Heubach, K., Bauer, S. and Nuppenau, E.-A., 2014, ‘Willingness to be informed and to pay for agricultural extension services in times of climate change: the case of maize farming in northern Benin, West Africa’, Climate and Development 6(2): 132–43.
Yegbemey, R.N., Yabi, J.A., Tovignan, S.D., Gantoli, G. and Haroll Kokoye, S.E., 2013, ‘Farmers’ decisions to adapt to climate change under various property rights: a case study of maize farming in northern Benin (West Africa)’, Land Use Policy 34: 168–75.