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Assessment of Livelihood Vulnerability of Fisherfolks in Coastal and Freshwater Fishing Communities of Ilaje in Ondo State

Siyanbola A. Omitoyin, Adeniyi P. Ogungbure & Kemisola D. Osakuade · Asian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Research · 2021

The study assessed the livelihood vulnerability of fisherfolks in both coastal and freshwater fishing communities of Ilaje Local Government area of Ondo state, Nigeria. Structured questionnaires were used to collect information from 200 fisherfolks from both communities. Data wer...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajfar/2021/v11i230197

The Role of Green Biotechnology through Genetic Engineering for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation, and for Food Security: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives

Aynias Seid & Berhanu Andualem · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2021

Climatic change has a great challenge to almost all human activities over the years. Continuous increase in climate change could have a negative effect on global food security. In order to feed the current ever-increasing world population, there is a need to double the rate of ag...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2021/v24i130192

A Review on River Revival

Ayushi Trivedi & Manoj Kumar Awasthi · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2020

The noticeable decline of flow and drying of rivers in non-monsoon period is observed by smaller hydrologic units (sub-catchments and watersheds). The flow depletion or drying of rivers is generally observed initially near the origin and then progressively in the larger hydrologi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1230297

Effects of Climate Change and Variability in Africa: A Review of Concepts and Evidence

Modise Wiston · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2020

Global climate has been changing for many thousands of years and will continue to do so in the future.  While it is acknowledged that the entire climate change has always been happening even before the start of anthropogenic activities, this is perhaps the most serious problem th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1230320

Factors Influencing Performance of Capsicum under Protected Cultivation: A Review

K. Pramanik, P. P. Mohapatra, J. Pradhan, L. K. Acharya & C. Jena · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2020

Vegetables as the succulent pot herb are the most vulnerable to vagaries of climate change i.e. extreme weather events, such as elevated temperature, lengthy droughts, untimely rains, heavy rainfalls, violent storms, sea rising and resurgence of biotic stresses such as weeds, pat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1230339

Smallholder Farmers’ Vulnerability to Impact of Climate Change in Central Bhutan

Pema Rinzin, Thubten Sonam, Sangay Tshering & Purna Prasad Chapagai · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2020

Climate change carries immense threat to the livelihood and food security of smallholder farmers in Bhutan and it is therefore crucial to enhance their adaptive capacity.  However, building resiliency to climate impact require information on vulnerability of the system of interes...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1230305

Analysis of Hydro-Meteorological Variables and Runoff Characteristics in the Sudano-Sahelian Ecological Zone of Nigeria

Samsideen Ojoye, I. P. Ifabiyi & Ishiaku Ibrahim · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2020

This study examines the impact of climate change on hydrologic resources of selected rivers and lakes in the Sudano- Sahelian Ecological Zone of Nigeria. Climatologically data acquired were rainfall, temperature and evaporation from Nigeria Meteorological Agency, Oshodi, Lagos. S...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1230309

Assessing the Carbon Sequestration Potential of Coconut Plantation in Vellore District of Tamil Nadu, India

K. Boomiraj, R. Jagadeeswaran, S. Karthik, R. Poornima, S. Jothimani & R. Jude Sudhagar · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2020

Agriculture, very often falls victim of climate change around the world. Adopting a cost efficient system of agricultural production with minimal environmental impacts, depends on the selection of best cropping system and associated farming practices. The coconut farming and coco...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i1230345

Effect of Climate Change on Maize Productivity: Panel Data Analysis

Parthasarathi Gurusamy & Balasubramanian Rudrasamy · Advances in Research · 2020

Aim: The maize is widely grown all parts of the world and it is consumed by all people. This paper studies the impact of climate variability on yield of maize crop in Tamil Nadu using Panel regression analysis.      Study Design: Rainfall (max and min), Temperature (max and min)...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/air/2020/v21i1230280

Effects of Climate Variability and Climate Change on Sorghum Productivity in the Cercle of Koutiala in Mali

Diakalidia Kouyate · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2020

The main objective of this study is to analyze the impact of climatic variables (temperature and precipitation) on sorghum productivity in the Cercle of Koutiala in Mali. To do this, the model of the production function was used to estimate the variation of sorghum yield during a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i1230490

Dryland Farmers on Climate Resilient Practices – An Adoption Study at an Industrialized Taluk of Tamil Nadu

D. Alagu Niranjan & Dipak Kumar Bose · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2020

Aims: To study the adoption of climate resilient practices by the farmers in the dryland region. Study Design: Cross-sectional survey design was used for the present descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in Sam Higginbottom University of Agricult...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i1230512

Effects of Agricultural Management Practices on Soil Properties in the Sahelian Zone of Burkina Faso

Soungalo Soulama, Issoufou Abdourhimou Amadou, Lassina Sanou & Prosper Zombre · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2020

Agro-ecosystem degradation is a real socio-environmental problem in the Sahel. Face to the declining of yields from cultivated soils, populations are adopting various adaptation strategies. This study was conducted to assess the impact of three agricultural technologies on the ev...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i1130616

A Review on Climate Change and its Impact on Agriculture in India

Shivani Kumari, Shruti Grace George, M. R. Meshram, D. Beulah Esther & Prateek Kumar · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

Agriculture sector is of the utmost importance to the economy of a country and incidentally it is also most vulnerable to global climate change. Climate change is taking a toll on India’s agricultural production and productivity. Intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC) h...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i4431152

Simultaneous Effects of the Climate Change and the Recent Hydromorphological Modification of Vridi Channel (Côte d'Ivoire) on Some Its Hydrochemical Characteristics

N'da Samuel, YAO Marcel Konan & TROKOUREY Albert · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

This work aims to assess the simultaneous effects of the climate change and the hydromorphological modification of Vridi channel on its hydrochemistry. To best estimate, this fact, the seasonal dynamic of the particle size distribution, pH, redox potential, salinity, conductivity...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i4331143

Growth Efficiency of Greengram (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek) Under Elevated Carbondioxide Condition

Tarique Aziz, Ranjan Das & Sangita Das · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2020

The CO2 concentration in the atmosphere is rising and anticipated to be doubled by the end of the current century. Agricultural crop production is one of the key sectors that might be affected by rising atmospheric CO2 through its effect on photosynthetic rates and thus productiv...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i4631173