Asare-Nuamah Peter
University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Ghana.
Pan African University, Cameroon.
Heliyon. 2021 Apr 27;7(4):e06928. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06928. eCollection 2021 Apr.
This study investigates smallholder farmers' perceived impact of climate variability on subsistence agriculture. The study further explores household food security from access perspective and the factors that influence food accessibility in the rural Adansi North District of Ghana. The study randomly selected 378 smallholder farm households while 41 key informants were purposively selected. Questionnaire survey and semi-structured interview were employed to collect primary data. Descriptive and inferential analysis were computed for quantitative data while qualitative data was analyzed thematically. Results show that climate variability greatly affects subsistence agriculture, as a result of the reduction in agriculture yields, thereby leading to household food insecurity. It also emerged that the majority of households (58%) experienced food anxiety while 62% were unable to access their preferred quantity and quality food. Household food security is significantly influenced by gender, household size, years of farming experience, access to forest and adaptation. The implications of the study have been teased out alongside the recommendations.
本研究调查了小农户对气候变化对自给农业影响的认知。该研究还从获取角度探讨了家庭粮食安全以及影响加纳阿丹西北区农村地区粮食可及性的因素。该研究随机选取了378户小农户，同时有目的地选取了41名关键信息提供者。采用问卷调查和半结构化访谈收集原始数据。对定量数据进行描述性和推断性分析，而定性数据则进行主题分析。结果表明，气候变化极大地影响了自给农业，导致农业产量下降，进而导致家庭粮食不安全。还发现，大多数家庭（58%）经历过粮食焦虑，62%的家庭无法获得他们喜欢的数量和质量的食物。家庭粮食安全受到性别、家庭规模、务农年限、森林资源获取和适应能力的显著影响。该研究的影响以及建议都已梳理出来。
