Smallholder Maize Production and Climatic Risk: A Case Study from Mexico

By Hallie C. Eakin. 2000

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Soil Science

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Farmers’ Perceptions of Climate Change and Agricultural Adaptation Strategies in Rural Sahel (2009, background): “Availability and affordability of farm equipment, seed, and fertilizers are the main constraints, and these are intricately linked to the political-economic situation, especially agricultural policies and market development, which also appear to overrule climate concerns elsewhere (Eakin 2000; Eakin”
Who can eat information? Examining the effectiveness of seasonal climate forecasts and regional climate-risk management strategies (2006, background): “…strategies may often be reviewed throughout the season depending on a number of factors, including a range of diversification options and strategies (Eakin 2000, Ellis 2000, Francis 2000, Vogel 2000, Roncoli et al. 2001, Broad et al. 2002, Lemos et al. 2002, Amissah-Arthur 2003, Archer 2003,…”
Constraints and opportunities in applying seasonal climate forecasts in agriculture (2007, background): “in Mexico, small scale farmers were seeking information on the date of onset of the rainy season, quality of the rainy season (wetter or drier than ‘normal’), date of end of the rainy season, frequency and timing of extreme weather events, spatial distribution of rainfall, number and timing of hurri”
Realizing the potential benefits of climate prediction to agriculture: issues, approaches, challenges (2002, background): “marketing) costs, as Eakin (2000) illustrates for smallholder farmers in Tlaxcala, Mexico.”
Understorey microclimate and crop performance in a Grevillea robusta-based agroforestry system in semi-arid Kenya. (2009, background): “This suggestion is particularly pertinent for farmers who lack ﬁnancial or material resources to adopt technological solutions such as irrigation (Eakin, 2000).”
The Use of Seasonal Climate Forecasting in Policymaking: Lessons from Northeast Brazil (2002, background): “…reliability (Glantz, 1994); on the other hand, the advances in seasonal predictability prompted many ENSO-vulnerable countries to incorporate climate forecast information into the formulation of drought mitigation policies (Roncoli et al., 2000; Eakin, 2000; Mangaña, 1999; Phillips et al., 1998).”
Agent-based social simulation: a method for assessing the impact of seasonal climate forecast applications among smallholder farmers (2005, background): “Research has shown that marginal farmers (those individuals that struggle to secure access to resources and services) are interested in receiving the seasonal forecast but the communication systems responsible for disseminating the forecast are poorly developed and resource and cultural constraints ”
Linking smallholder farmer climate change adaptation decisions to development (2016, background): “Although autonomous adaptations are often not made independently of governmental and development policy (Adger & Vincent, 2005; Eakin, 2000), it is important to note that the key difference between autonomous and planned adaptation is the space where the adaptation is generated, with autonomous…”