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Influence of Women Empowerment on Adoption of Agroforestry Technologies to Counter Climate Change and Variability in Semi-Arid Makueni County, Kenya

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  • Kalovoto Damariis M
  • Kimiti Jacinta M
  • Manono Bonface O

    (Department of Environmental Science and Land Resources Management, South Eastern Kenya University, Kenya)

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Climate change has become a major concern in Africa, where many climate models predict that it will cause among other things; decreasing rainfall especially in arid areas, warmer temperatures and increasing severity and frequency of extreme weather events. Subsistence farmers in developing world are unable to cope with such climate variability since they do not have the capital to invest in new adaptive practices. They are also especially sensitive to climate change since they rely almost entirely on rain- fed agriculture. This study was carried out at Nguumo and Makindu locations in Makindu sub-county, Makueni County. The main objective of the study was to examine the role of women in agroforestry technologies as an adaptation strategy to climate change and variability in Makindu and Nguumo locations, Makindu sub county, Makueni County, Kenya.

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  • Kalovoto Damariis M & Kimiti Jacinta M & Manono Bonface O, 2020. "Influence of Women Empowerment on Adoption of Agroforestry Technologies to Counter Climate Change and Variability in Semi-Arid Makueni County, Kenya," International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 24(2), pages 47-55, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:ijesnr:v:24:y:2020:i:2:p:47-55
    DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2020.24.556133
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