An Assessment of community and household-based climate change adaptation strategies on food access: a case study of Bindura district in Mashonaland Central province of Zimbabwe

Author
Nyamande, Charmaine T.
Title
An Assessment of community and household-based climate change adaptation strategies on food access: a case study of Bindura district in Mashonaland Central province of Zimbabwe
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the household and community-based approaches to climate change adaptation that have been put in place in Zimbabwe's Bindura District and how they have affected the availability of food. The study combined quantitative and qualitative data collection approaches in a mixed-methods approach. Purposive and random sampling techniques were combined to choose a sample of sixty households. Field observations, key informant interviews, and household surveys were used to gather data.
The results showed that droughts, crop failures, water scarcity, and altered rainfall patterns were the primary effects of climate change in the study area. As a result, households and communities adopted a variety of adaptation techniques, including energy-saving techniques, crop diversification, agroforestry, climate-resilient agriculture, and water collection. It was discovered that these tactics enhanced household food security, income, and and natural resource management to some extent.
Nonetheless, the research also recognized a number of obstacles impeding the successful execution of the adaption tactics, such as restricted availability of monetary funds, technological know-how, and institutional support; inadequate policy frameworks and institutional support; and socio-cultural disparities. In order to increase community resilience to climate change, the study suggests bolstering institutional support, expanding access to extension services and climate knowledge, and encouraging integrated, participatory building methods. All things considered; the results advance our knowledge of how community-based adaptation might improve food security in rural areas with limited resources.
Date
May 2024
Publisher
BUSE
Keywords
Climate change
Climate change adaptation strategies
Supervisor
Dr L. Musemwa
Item sets
Department of Agricultural Economics, Education and Extension
Media
Nyamande - AEM.pdf

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