An exploration of the factors that determine the gendered adaptation to climate variability in Kilosa District, Tanzania

Rachel Zakayo
Additional contact information
Rachel Zakayo: Sokoine University of Agriculture, Postal: Sokoine University of Agriculture, College of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Extension and Community Development, P.O.BOX 3002, Morogoro, Tanzania, https://www.coa.sua.ac.tz/extension/tanzania-journal-of-community-development-tajocode

Tanzania Journal of Community Development (TAJOCODE), 2021, vol. 1, issue 1, 37-51

Abstract: Adaptation is reflected as a suitable response to climate variability, particularly for smallholder farmers. Yet, adaptation by women and men farmers may be influenced by different factors that are not well understood. That is, there is a gender dimension to the choice of an adaptation strategy to climate variability. The study employed a qualitative research design to explore the factors that determine the adaptation to climate variability by women and men. The study findings indicate that climate variability adaptation of men and women depends on farm size, access to credit, financial resources, access to information, and access to extension services and training. However, the factors vary significantly between women and women. Although women predominate in the provision of agriculture labour force, men dominate the decision making in allocating labour as well choosing what crop to grow and sell.

Keywords: Adaptation; climate variability; men and women and smallholder farmers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/3862 Full text (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ris:tajoco:0004

Access Statistics for this article

Tanzania Journal of Community Development (TAJOCODE) is currently edited by Rasel M. Madaha

More articles in Tanzania Journal of Community Development (TAJOCODE) from Department of Agricultural Extension and Community Development, Sokoine University of Agriculture Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Rasel M. Madaha ().