What is it about?
Climate change poses a significant threat to various sectors, including agriculture, affecting men and women unevenly. In adoption literature, perception is known to influence uptake innovation. Climate change adaption is no exception. Cowpea and beans are crops that are vulnerable to climate variability. Women farmers dominate in the production of these crops and so how do they perceive climate change? And how are they adapting to climate variability as regards cowpea and beans production?
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Why is it important?
Our findings revealed that socioeconomic and institutional factors significantly influenced the choice of adaptation strategies, with notable differences between men and women. Higher levels of education, farming experience, marital status, access to credit, and education determined the choice of adaptation strategies.
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It was a pleasure writing this article with well known gender specialist. The article unearthed interesting results about men and women impressions about climate change, their adaptation strategies and their choice of an adaptation strategy. As usual, women farmers have challenges due to access to productive resources.
Patricia Pinamang Acheampong
CSIR-Crops Research Institute, Ghana
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This page is a summary of: Gendered perceptions and adaptations to climate change in Ghana: what factors influence the choice of an adaptation strategy?, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, August 2023, Frontiers,
DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1091812.
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