ASSESSING DETERMINANTS OF FARMER PARTICIPATION IN THE USE OF HARVESTED RAINWATER IN DAMS FOR COPING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE IN SIAVONGA DISTRICT

Abstract: The study assessed the determinants of farmer participation in the use of harvested rainwater in dams for coping with climate change in Siavonga District. Coping strategies to climate change have involved dam construction for water harvesting and use for economic activities. With five dams constructed in the three agricultural camps (Simamba, Gwena, and Chaanga), three identified coping activities included gardening, fishing, and livestock which were shaped differently by demographic factors. However, the factors were not known to have been compared in the area of how they influenced coping activities. Thus, the objectives of the study were to assess how farmer factors affected coping levels of gardening, fishing, and livestock around the dams; compared levels of effect among the economic activities, identified the dominant factors under each activity and across the three activities. The sample size consisted of 333 farmers in the three agricultural camps and a binary regression model was used for analysis. Empirical findings revealed that the effect differed by type of activity.

Keywords: Binary Logistic Model, Climate Change, Coping Mechanism, Harvested Rainwater, Participation.

Title: ASSESSING DETERMINANTS OF FARMER PARTICIPATION IN THE USE OF HARVESTED RAINWATER IN DAMS FOR COPING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE IN SIAVONGA DISTRICT

Author: LAURA NKHUWA

International Journal of Recent Research in Thesis and Dissertation (IJRRTD)

Vol. 4, Issue 2, July 2023 - December 2023

Page No: 7-27

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Published Date: 17-July-2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8155294

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