What Drives Climate Change Adaptation Practices in Smallholder Farmers? Evidence from Potato Farmers in Indonesia

The potato is the third most consumed crop globally after rice and wheat, but climate change has often disrupted its production. Therefore, adaptation practices are needed to maintain potato productivity. This study investigates the determinants of on- and off-farm climate change adaptation practice...

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Published in:Atmosphere 2022-01, Vol.13 (1), p.113
Main Authors: Purwanti, Tina Sri, Syafrial, Syafrial, Huang, Wen-Chi, Saeri, Mohammad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
adaptation practice
Agricultural production
Agriculture
Cereal crops
Climate adaptation
Climate change
Climate change adaptation
Decision making
Developing countries
Education
Farmers
Farms
Food supply
Horticulture
Infrastructure
LDCs
Livestock
multivariate probit
ordered probit
Potatoes
Precipitation
Productivity
Questionnaires
Small farms
smallholder farmers
Social capital
Sociodemographics
Vegetables
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Summary:The potato is the third most consumed crop globally after rice and wheat, but climate change has often disrupted its production. Therefore, adaptation practices are needed to maintain potato productivity. This study investigates the determinants of on- and off-farm climate change adaptation practices among smallholder farmers in Indonesia, considering adaptation intensity, which has not discussed in previous literature. The cross-sectional data were collected from 302 smallholder potato farmers in East Java, Indonesia, analyzed by a multivariate probit model to estimate the determinants. An ordered probit model was subsequently employed to understand the intensity factors. The findings indicated that the significant factors that affect farmers’ choice of on-farm adaptations were the farmers’ education, their participation in farmers’ groups, agricultural-related infrastructure, and agriculture output prices. Meanwhile, the off-farm adaptations were significantly affected by the farmers’ education, employed family members, agriculture-related infrastructure, and livestock ownership. The ordered probit model also suggested that participation in farmers groups and agricultural-related infrastructure were the most significant factors that encouraged adaptation. Therefore, adaptation planning should consider these factors to optimally improve farmers’ adaptation capacity.
ISSN:2073-4433
2073-4433
DOI:10.3390/atmos13010113