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Adaptation Responses to Climate Variability among Rainfed Farmers in Bengkulu Province, Indonesia

Authors
Gita Mulyasari1, *
1Department of Agricultural Socio-economics, Universitas Bengkulu, Bengkulu, 38371, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: gita.mulyasari@unib.ac.id
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Gita Mulyasari
Available Online 16 September 2024.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-510-2_6How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Climate Variability; Adaptation; Rainfed Farmer
Abstract

Climate variability adaptation is crucial to sustaining rainfed farmers’ livelihood and well-being in developing countries like Indonesia, where rainfed agriculture is one of the major economic sectors. We aimed to answer the following questions: (i) What responses have farmers implemented to respond to climate variability? (ii) what factors influence farmers’ adaptation responses? We interviewed 213 rainfed farmers in Bengkulu Tengah Regency and Seluma Regency, Bengkulu Province, Indonesia. We find support for all questions using a multiple-weighted score analysis and logistic regression model. Shifting the planting season and implementing an intercropping system is an adaptation response priority for farmers. Only 42% of farmers adapt to climate variability. Farmers’ participation in farmer groups and farmers’ perceptions of climate variability influence adaptation responses. Overall, our results recommend strengthening farmer groups as a forum for discussion for farmers in dealing with various problems they face, especially climate variability-related ones.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Agriculture Meeting (IAM 2023)
Series
Advances in Biological Sciences Research
Publication Date
16 September 2024
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978-94-6463-510-2
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2468-5747
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