Impacts of climate change adaptation strategies on smallholder farmers food security

Subject Areas : Agricultural Extension and Education Research

saeede sadat ebrahimi ¹ (Department of Agricultural Development, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
farhad lashgarara ² (Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University Tehran, Iran)
seyed mahdi mirdamadi ³ (Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University Tehran, Iran)
maryam omidi najaf abadi ⁴ (Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University Tehran, Iran.)

Received: 2020-05-20 Accepted : 2023-09-13 Published : 2023-08-23

Keywords: adaptation strategies, Household food security, Smallholder farmers, Climate Change,

Abstract :

Thus, this study was done to investigate the impacts of climate change adaptation strategies on smallholder household food security among horticultural crop farmers. 456 farmers were selected through stratified random sampling. A questionnaire was utilized for data collection consisting of four sections. Data were analyzed with structural equation modeling using Smart-PLS 3.0. 89 percent of households were anxious and uncertain about food supply, 76 percent were households with insufficient food quality, and 71 percent did experience the inadequate quantity of food intake and its physical consequences. Also, farming and non-farming strategies had a positive and significant impact on the role of farmers in adapting to climate change, while infrastructure and support strategies had a significant impact on the role of government and rural institutions in adapting to climate change. In addition, the effect of the role of farmers and the role of government and rural institutions in improving the dimensions of food security was positive and significant, but only in relation to the role of farmers on food consumption was not observed.