This study aimed at investigating agricultural water use technologies adoption by smallholder farmers in Lare Division Nakuru County Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive research design and was carried out between February and March 2014. It involved smallholder farmers who had...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/12323
Two major issues that have recently dominated international development debates are climate change on the one hand and the survival of agricultural production systems on the other hand. This study therefore attempts to provide sufficient empirical evidence-base for invigorated de...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/11518
The present study was undertaken for adaptability and sustainability of sweet potato with respect to climate change in Odisha, India. Climate change contributed to erratic rainfall pattern, shift of sowing and harvesting period of crops, incidence of diseases/pests in crops. So,...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/10224
Adverse effects of climate change such as drought continue to be a major threat to rural livelihoods. This study investigates farmers’ perceptions of climate change and adaptation process through food consumption and food habit change using a two community peoples’ perception in ...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/12123
The study was carried out during March to April 2010 to identify the impacts of climate change on food security in context of southwest coastal region of Bangladesh and to address appropriate strategies to overcome it. Multistage sampling technique was adopted to select the house...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/6165
Gender mainstreaming within policies and programs has remained a big priority among government and non-governmental organizations. In all societies, in all parts of the world, gender equality is not yet realized. Men and women have different roles, responsibilities and decision-m...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/9716
The objective of this work was to estimated crop yield production, water demand and prices for wheat (Triticum aestivum vulgar. L) and maize (zea maiz. L), under two climate change scenarios (A1 and B1) and compare this results to the current statues. Fluxes of production, water...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/8134
In this paper, we examine the association between climate change and outbreak probability of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A virus (HPAI H5N1) in birds. Climate change is a potential factor for the recent spread of H5N1 outbreaks because it can directly alter the conditions i...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2014/8888
The topography effects on vegetation biomass under climate change impact have been ignored in prairie regions as it is not as significant as in mountain areas. This paper aims to investigate the topographic effects on vegetation biomass under climate change in semiarid Canadian m...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2014/11146
Meteorological events are posing serious environmental challenge especially in freshwater pollution control. Imo River serves as a source of water for domestic uses, agricultural irrigation, fishery and recreational activities and exposed to pollution. Surface water samples were...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/10403
Weather affects almost all modes of transportation in a modern society, and likewise, transportation has an enormous impact on the weather. Transportation greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) impact climate change, which impacts transportation in return. Reduction of transportation imp...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2014/10697
Natural and Human activities have overtime caused significant shift in the climate state creating climate change. The change in climate state affects all aspects of human life causing mass migration and great loss of human life. It is believed that agriculture is the most suscept...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/4402
Aims: This study ascertained the joint influences of climate factors, poverty and macroeconomic environment on agricultural export performance in Nigeria. Study Design: The study is a survey based on time series data. Place and Duration of Study: Secondary data covering 32 years...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2014/8575
This study investigated and analyzed the determinants of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emission in Nigeria. The study relied on secondary data from World Bank and Central Bank of Nigeria covering 40 years (1970-2009). The data were analyzed using Zellner’s Seemingly Unrelated Regression (...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2014/8576
The objective of this analysis is mainly to examine the current trend of climate change diplomacy carry forward by the Government of Bangladesh. This focus on effectiveness of Climate Change (CC) Diplomacy for the climate change victim nation like Bangladesh. Some interrelated is...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2014/9174