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Awareness of Peri-urban Farmers on the Concept of Climate Change: A Case of Temeke District, Dar es Salaam Region
(International Knowledge Sharing Platform, 2016) Lunyelele, S. P.; Bengesi, K. M. K.; Katani, J. Z.
This study assessed peri-urban farmers’ awareness on the concept of climate change in Temeke District, Dar es Salaam Region. A total of 240 questionnaires were administered to the heads of households in four wards of the study area. Descriptive statistics mainly frequency distribution, percentages and average were used to analyse socio-economic characteristics of the respondents. Perceived indicators and the effects of climate change were measured through a five point Likert Scale. Off the interviewed respondents 97.9% were generally aware of climate change. Farmers’ awareness is manifested through the locally perceived indicators: increase in drought which had a mean score ( ) of 4.4, decline in rainfall ( =3.83), recurrent floods ( =3.83) and rainfall fluctuations ( =3.1). Respondents linked climate change with human activities largely cutting and burning of trees. Farmers’ perceptions are not directly linked with scientific understanding of climate change. The study recommends for the Government intervention based on farmers’ specific needs. In the other vein, more researches on climate change awareness is recommended in order to enhance local community’s adaptive capacity.
Mitigation and Adaptation Measures of Peri-Urban Farmers as a Response to Climate Change in Temeke District, Dar es Salaam Region
(American Research Institute for Policy Development, 2018-06) Lunyelele, S. P.; Katani, J. Z.; Bengesi, K. M. K.
This paper assessed mitigation and adaptation measures used by peri-urban farmers of Temeke District against climate change. A cross sectional design was applied of which 240 households were randomly selected for the household surveys and focus group discussions. Qualitative data were analysed through descriptive and inferential statistics while content analysis was used for qualitative data analysis. The findings revealed a high level of adoption of both mitigation and adaptation measures. Kruskal Wallis Test results suggest statistically significant difference in the level of adoption of mitigation measures across three age groups at p<0.05. Nonetheless, there was no significant difference in the adoption of adaptation measures across three age groups at p>0.05. The implemented mitigation measures include cultivating cover crops, alternative energy sources, mixed farming and agroforestry. Adaptation measures comprised of drought resistant crops, economic diversification, irrigation, mixed farming, cover crops sequential cropping and intercropping. Conclusively, a high level of adoption of mitigation and adaptation measures indicates that they are inevitable. Some of adaptation measures were also used as mitigation measures indicating that they are complementary to each other. The study recommends on enhancement of existing mitigation and adaptation measures. More studies on determinants of mitigation and adaptation measures are also recommended.
Peri-urban farmers’ mitigation and adaptation measures against climate change in Tanzania: a case of Temeke district, Dar es salaam region
(Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2018) Lunyelele, S. P.
Although climate change has posed challenges among the farming communities in different places, it is yet not sufficiently known how peri-urban farmers of Temeke District mitigate and adapt to this phenomenon. This study was set to contribute in addressing this gap. Specifically , the study: i) assessed awareness of peri-urban farmers and the effects of climate change on peri-urban farming; ii) examined mitigation and adaptation measures of peri-urban farmers as a response to climate change; iii) compared gendered determinants of mitigation and adaptation measures; and iv) assessed policy implementation challenges on mitigation and adaptation measures. Data collection involved administering household questionnaire among 240 heads of the households, focus group discussions and key informants’ interviews. Quantitative data from the household surveys was analysed through Statistical Package for Social Sciences while qualitative data was subjected to content analysis. The results revealed that, peri-urban farmers were aware of climate change. Farmers were able to identify indicators like decreased rainy cycles, rising temperatures and rainfall fluctuations. Similarly, farmers were able to describe the main drivers of climate change, notably, cutting of trees for fuel wood and charcoal. Also, farmers mentioned the effects of climate change which included shortened in the growing seasons, perceived decrease in crop yields and decreased vegetation cover. These triggered the implementation of mitigation and adaptation measures including cover cropping, alternative energy sources, and agroforestry. Others included drought resistant crop cultivation, economic diversification and mixed farming. The level of mitigating climate change was high as 60.8% exhibited the highest level. The level of mitigation across three age groups (20 – 34, 35 – 59 and 60+) was statistically significantly differently at p< 0.05). The level of adaptation measures was also high as 72.5% exhibited the highest level. The level of adaptation across three age groups was almost similar (p> 0.05). Gender wise, the findings showed that the level mitigation and adaptation measures between men and women was similar (p>0.05). With regard to determinants of mitigation measures, there were no statistically significantly differences in household’s income between men and women at p=0.051. For adaptation measures, geographical locations were statistically significantly differently across gender at p=0.031, while tradition and customs were statistically significantly differently at p=0.043. Furthermore, the study revealed success of the National Climate Change Strategy such as identification of interventions among the local communities. The challenges of the Strategy were associated with low implementation of the priotised interventions among peri-urban farmers. The study concludes that, climate change impacts necessitated implementation of mitigation and adaptation measures across gender so as to sustain farming activities. Nonetheless, the study exhibited differences in the gendered determinants in adaptation measures which indicate the need to upscale gender concern on interventions. The Government should assist local communities by building capacity to intervene in climate change. Also, more studies should be carried out to determine factors for climate change interventions, examination of policy implementation in other agricultural settings and the production changes due to interventions. The study contributes to the empirical information on climate change interventions of peri-urban farmers. The study has a theoretical application of Disaster Crunch Model. Also, the study addresses climate change which is also a core concern of both global and national policy frameworks such as UNFCCC, NCCS, SDGs and Tanzania Development Vision 2015.