Climate Trends and Farmers’ Perceptions of Climate Change in Zambia
| dc.creator | Mulenga, Brian P. | |
| dc.creator | Wineman, Ayala | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T13:57:25Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T08:34:03Z | |
| dc.description | In Zambia like in many other developing countries, the agricultural sector is highly dependent on rain-fed production and therefore vulnerable to weather shocks. Maize is the primary staple crop in Zambia, and is widely grown by smallholder farmers throughout the country, with a dual cassava-maize regime found only in the northern region. Among the smallholder farmers almost all production is rain-fed with very few farmers using mechanized irrigation. Climate change therefore has the potential to significantly reduce agricultural production and exacerbate poverty and food insecurity. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.186605 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/186605/files/wp86_rev.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/186605 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/600363 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | ||
| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/186605 | |
| dc.title | Climate Trends and Farmers’ Perceptions of Climate Change in Zambia | |
| dc.type | Text |