Determinants of climate smart agricultural technology adoption inthe Northern Province of Zambia
Date
2019-02
Authors
Lungu, Harad Chuma
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African Economic Research Consortium
Abstract
Our world, as we know it, is changing faster than what scientific evidence has thus far predicted. Globally,
we see an increased occurrence of indeterminate and unpredictable climatic events changing the daily
livelihood of people across the planet. Particularly, such impacts include the frequent occurrences of
droughts, the increased incidences of pests and diseases in farmer fields (such as the fall army worm in
Zambia), the reduced annual rainfall and shrinking freshwater supplies, the increased number of forest wild
fires, and the reduction of farmers’ yields. This calls for the need to adapt and build resilience. To support
the adaptation and resilience agenda, various global initiatives have been undertaken and include the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Kyoto Protocol, the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs), and the Paris Agreement.