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Social Networks Analysis of the Ivorian Agricultural Sector Regarding Adaptation to Climate Change

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  • Emilia Schmitt

    (Agricultural Economics Group (AGECON), Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland)

  • Hermann Comoé

    (Agricultural Economics Group (AGECON), Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland)

  • Dominique Barjolle

    (Agricultural Economics Group (AGECON), Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland)

Abstract

In the context of climate change in developing countries, smallholder farmers need strategies and institutional support in order to adapt. The goal of this paper is to identify and analyze stakeholder networks in the agricultural sector of Côte d’Ivoire to evaluate the institutional support surrounding farmers. A research study was undertaken to derive an empirical diagnosis of strengths and weaknesses in the social networks in two regions, Toumodi and Korhogo, in order to facilitate the future implementation of adaptation strategies. We identified central actors and evaluated networks with criteria such as cohesion and centrality. The network structure appeared to be highly dependent on one major actor in the Toumodi region, while the regional network relied more on a group of diverse actors in the Korhogo region. Therefore, in Toumodi, we suggest encouraging actors to form cooperatives to reduce centralization and increase network cohesion and integration, which is the favorable network configuration for policy implementation. As such, sharing experiences and knowledge could enhance the ability of smallholder farmers to adapt to climate change.

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  • Emilia Schmitt & Hermann Comoé & Dominique Barjolle, 2013. "Social Networks Analysis of the Ivorian Agricultural Sector Regarding Adaptation to Climate Change," Journal of Socio-Economics in Agriculture (Until 2015: Yearbook of Socioeconomics in Agriculture), Swiss Society for Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, vol. 6(1), pages 81-108.
    • Handle: RePEc:cha:ysa001:v:6:y:2013:i:1:p:81-108
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    1. Hermann Comoé & Robert Finger & Dominique Barjolle, 2014. "Farm management decision and response to climate variability and change in Côte d’Ivoire," Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Springer, vol. 19(2), pages 123-142, February.
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    Keywords

    Social Networks; Adaptation; Climate Change; Agriculture;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q15 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming

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